Titre :
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Perceptions of Smoking-Related Risks and Benefits as Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Initiation. (2009)
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Auteurs :
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Anna-V SONG ;
BIEHL (Michael) : USA. Department of Psychology. University of California. Davis. ;
Jodi-L CORNELL ;
Bonnie-L HALPERN-FELSHER ;
Rhonda-Y KROPP ;
Holly-Er MORRELL ;
Malena-E RAMOS ;
Division of Adolescent Medicine. Department of Pediatrics. University of California. San Francisco. CA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 99, n° 3, 2009)
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Pagination :
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487-492
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Tabagisme
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Tabac
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Facteur risque
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Risque
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Adolescent
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Initiation
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xDFFqp. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We used prospective, longitudinal data to directly test whether smoking-related perceptions predict smoking initiation among adolescents. Methods. We administered surveys assessing perceptions of smoking-related risks and benefits to 395 high school students, beginning at the start of their ninth-grade year. We conducted follow-up assessments every 6 months until the end of 10th grade, obtaining 4 waves of data. Results. Adolescents who held the lowest perceptions of long-term smoking-related risks were 3.64 times more likely to start smoking than were adolescents who held the highest perceptions of risk. Adolescents who held the lowest perceptions of short-term smoking-related risks were 2.68 times more likely to initiate smoking. Adolescents who held the highest perceptions of smoking-related benefits were 3.31 times more likely to initiate smoking. Conclusions. Smoking initiation is directly related to smoking-related perceptions of risks and benefits. Efforts to reduce adolescent smoking should continue to communicate the health risks of smoking and counteract perceptions of benefits associated with smoking.
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