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Harris SM, Jørgensen M, Lowthian E, Kristensen SM. Up in smoke? Limited evidence of a smoking harm paradox in 17-year cohort study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2022. [PMID: 37848880 PMCID: PMC10580607 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16952-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Socioeconomic differences in the impact of alcohol consumption on health have been consistently reported in the so-called "alcohol harm paradox" (i.e., individuals from higher socioeconomic backgrounds (SES) drink more alcohol than individuals from lower SES, but the latter accrue more alcohol-related harm). Despite the severe health risks of smoking however, there is a scarcity of studies examining a possible "smoking harm paradox" (SHP). We aim to fill this gap. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study with adolescents from the Norwegian Longitudinal Health Behaviour Study (NLHB). Our study used data from ages 13 to 30 years. To analyse our data, we used the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) with smoking and self-reported health as mutual lagged predictors and outcomes as well as parental income and education as grouping variables. Parental income and education were used as proxies for adolescent socioeconomic status (SES). Smoking was examined through frequency of smoking (every day, every week, less than once a week, not at all). General health compared to others was measured by self-report. RESULTS Overall, we found inconclusive evidence of the smoking harm paradox, as not all effects from smoking to self-reported health were moderated by SES. Nevertheless, the findings do suggest that smoking predicted worse subjective health over time among individuals in the lower parental education group compared with those in the higher parental education group. This pattern was not found for parental income. CONCLUSIONS While our results suggest limited evidence for a smoking harm paradox (SHP), they also suggest that the impact of adolescent smoking on later subjective health is significant for individuals with low parental education but not individuals with high parental education. This effect was not found for parental income, highlighting the potential influence of parental education over income as a determinant of subjective health outcomes in relation to smoking.
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- Samantha Marie Harris
- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Alrek helseklynge, Årstadveien 17, Bergen, 5009, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Alrek helseklynge, Årstadveien 17, Bergen, 5009, Norway.
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- Department of Education and Childhood Studies, Swansea University, Singleton Campus, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, University of Bergen, Alrek helseklynge, Årstadveien 17, Bergen, 5009, Norway
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Bozzini AB, Bauer A, Maruyama J, Simões R, Matijasevich A. Factors associated with risk behaviors in adolescence: a systematic review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 43:210-221. [PMID: 32756805 PMCID: PMC8023154 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Understanding the distal (≤ 6 years of age) and proximal (between 6 years of age and early adolescence) factors in adolescent risk behavior is important for preventing and reducing morbidity and mortality in this population. This study sought to investigate the factors associated with the following adolescent risk behaviors: i) aggressiveness and violence, ii) tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use, iii) depressive behavior and self-harm (including suicidal ideation and attempts), iv) sexual risk behavior, and v) multiple risk behavior. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to identify longitudinal studies that examined factors associated with adolescent risk behaviors. The PubMed, PsycINFO, and LILACS databases were searched. RESULTS Of the 249 included studies, 23% reported distal risk factors, while the remaining reported proximal risk factors. Risk factors were related to sociodemographic characteristics (neighborhood, school, and peers), family patterns, and the presence of other adolescent risk behaviors. CONCLUSION Distal and proximal factors in adolescent risk behavior that are not exclusively socioeconomic, familial, environmental, or social should be explored more thoroughly.
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- Ana Beatriz Bozzini
- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, Somerset, UK
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.,Departamento de Epidemiologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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Chudech S, Janmaimool P. University students' knowledge about and attitudes toward e-cigarette use and factors influencing students' e-cigarette use. HEALTH EDUCATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/he-11-2020-0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate university students' knowledge about and attitudes toward e-cigarette (EC) use. It will also examine whether students' EC use is associated with knowledge about and attitudes toward EC use. The study also aims to analyze the determinants of students' use of ECs. The effects of gender, smoking behavior and friends' and family members' smoking behaviors on students' use of ECs were analyzed.Design/methodology/approachCompleted questionnaire surveys were received from 1,362 students at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi in Bangkok City, Thailand, in November and December 2019. Chi-square tests and an independent samples t-test were conducted to determine whether students' knowledge about ECs and attitudes toward EC use influenced their use of ECs. A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify significant factors affecting students' use of ECs.FindingsThe results revealed that students' EC use was associated with knowledge about ECs: Students with less knowledge about the harmful effects of ECs were more likely to use them. In addition, students who were EC users had more positive attitudes toward EC use than those who were not EC users. The results also revealed that male students, students who had also smoked tobacco cigarettes and students with friends who smoked tobacco cigarettes were more likely to use ECs. These results could suggest strategies to reduce the use of ECs among university students.Originality/valueThis study provides deep understanding about university students' knowledge about and attitudes toward EC use and their participation in EC use. The result clearly shows university students who are participating in EC use still have less knowledge about EC, thus, they have positive attitudes toward ECs. Gaining social acceptance from friends who use EC also influences students' decision to use EC. Therefore, EC use among students could significantly increase overall EC use.
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Association of information, education, and communication with enrolment in health insurance: a case of Nepal. Arch Public Health 2020; 78:135. [PMID: 33317622 PMCID: PMC7737309 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-020-00518-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many studies indicate that various health programmes have been failed because of the lack of appropriate information, education, and communication [IEC] for the target audiences. It is still unanswered which methods/means of communication could be the most powerful for changing behaviour or decision-making capacity. The paper aims to assess the effects of IEC on family enrolment in health insurance programme [HIP] in Nepal. METHODS We employed a household-based observational study with a control group. Altogether 810 household interviews were conducted in Baglung and Kailali districts of Nepal in 2018. The study used a validated structured interview schedule. Background characteristics of the family and respondents and their exposure to the means of communication were the independent variables while enrolment in health insurance [HI] was the dependent variable. RESULTS Data showed that 72% of the respondents heard about the HI and 66% knew the contribution amount for enrolment in HI. In the total enrolled households, 53% were household heads, 59% belonged to the age group 41-60 and 68% were above 60 years. More than half (56%) of rich compared to 46 and 49% of middle and poor (p < 0.05); 60% of the family member suffering from the chronic disease were enrolled in the HI. Similarly, 68% of those who heard about HI compared to 4 % who did not hear were enrolled (p < 0.001). A vast majority (69%) of those knowing contribution amount, 73% who interact with peer neighbour compared to 39% who did not, and 62% of those who listened to the radio and 63% of those who watched TV were enrolled in HI (p < 0.001). However, heard about HI (aOR = 21.18, 95%CI: 10.17-44.13, p < 0.001), knowledge about contribution amount (aOR = 5.13, 95%CI: 3.09-8.52, p < 0.001), having HI related books or guidelines (aOR = 4.84, 95%CI: 2.61-8.98, p < 0.001), and interact with peer or neighbours (aOR = 1.74, 95%CI: 1.34-2.65, p < 0.01) were appeared to be positive and significant predictors for enrolment in HI. CONCLUSION Knowledge about HI and interaction with peers and neighbours about the HI scheme of the government could lead to higher participation in the HIP. It would be better to incorporate this strategy while planning interventions for increasing enrolment in the HIP.
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Vitória P, Pereira SE, Muinos G, Vries HD, Lima ML. Parents modelling, peer influence and peer selection impact on adolescent smoking behavior: A longitudinal study in two age cohorts. Addict Behav 2020; 100:106131. [PMID: 31614308 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Understanding the key factors that influence smoking behavior, especially during adolescence, has a meaningful impact on public health. This study examined the impact of parent modelling, peer influence and peer selection on adolescent smoking behavior in two Portuguese cohorts followed for three years. A questionnaire was delivered in classes and schools randomly selected, three times, one per year (cohort1: time1-7th, time2-8th, time3-9th; cohort2: time1-10th, time2-11th, time3-12th graders). The sample included a total of 656 students (402 younger [time1 Mage = 13.17, SD = 0.53, 63.7% girls;] and 254 older [time 1 Mage = 16.20, SD = 0.53, 65% girls]). Longitudinal data were examined through an autoregressive cross-lagged model (ARCL). The model explained 35% of the variance in smoking behavior at T3 for the global sample (4% for the younger and 58% for the older). Over time, in both cohorts, the percentage of never smokers decreased sharply and the percentage of regular smokers increased rapidly. We observed that participants in the older cohort had higher chances of smoking if their parents smoked. Nevertheless, we did not find a parental modelling effect in the longitudinal model. Peer influence and peer selection influenced smoking behavior. However, peer selection influenced the youngest group, both processes influenced the middle age group, and only peer influence influenced the oldest. Best friend and friends had a stronger impact on the younger while friends and same grade students had a stronger impact on the older. Prevention programs should regard these differences of interpersonal influences through adolescent development and specific strategies for different age groups should be considered.
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- Paulo Vitória
- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Research School Caphri, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Lisboa, Portugal
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Desai R, Ruiter RAC, Schepers J, Reddy SP, Mercken LAG. Tackling smoking among out of school youth in South Africa: An analysis of friendship ties. Addict Behav Rep 2019; 10:100214. [PMID: 31517020 PMCID: PMC6728272 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Friendships during adolescence play a significant role in the initiation and maintenance of tobacco use. Smoking behaviour among adolescent friends has not been explored among out of school youth (OSY) in South Africa. Out of school youth (OSY), described as those between 13 and 20 years old, have not completed their schooling and are not currently enrolled in school, are at greater risk for tobacco use. Aim The main aim of this study is to examine whether the smoking behaviour of OSY is associated with that of their OSY friends. Methods Respondent driven sampling was used to recruit OSY and their OSY friends. A mixed effects logistic regression with a random intercept across school-province combinations was used to analyse survey data. Race and gender were also incorporated into the analyses as effect moderators (n = 391). Results Results of this study confirm that cigarette smoking was common among OSY and their OSY friends, with 53.5% of the respondents smoking in the past month (SD = 0.44). When OSY friends were either all non-smokers or half their friends were non-smokers, Coloured (mixed race) OSY were less likely to smoke compared to Black African and Other (mostly Asian descent) OSY. Conclusion Cultural norms and values associated with the different race groups may play a role in the smoking behaviour of out of school youth friends. Understanding this relationship is useful for identifying those OSY that are vulnerable to the behaviours that place them at risk of tobacco related morbidity and mortality. Smoking was common among out of school youth and their out of school youth friends. Racial differences were found in out of school youth smoking and their friends. Cultural norms and values influence smoking behaviour of out of school youth friends.
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- R Desai
- Department of Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Human Sciences Research Council, Social Aspects of Health, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Ioverno S, Baiocco R, Laghi F, Verrastro V, Odorifero C, Dittrich M. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Differences among Adolescent Nonsmokers, Ex-Smokers, and Smokers. Subst Use Misuse 2018; 53:606-609. [PMID: 28910178 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1349801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND A large body of research has traced tobacco dependence among adolescents to a series of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. However, there are remaining questions regarding the differences on these factors related to tobacco use. OBJECTIVES We sought to investigate intrapersonal and interpersonal differences among adolescent nonsmokers, ex-smokers, and smokers. METHODS We used data from a 3-year project designed to investigate and address tobacco dependence among 1071 students (Mage = 15.76, SD = 1.52; girls = 51.54%) who were recruited from 11 high schools. Participants, filling out a survey, provided information on tobacco use (nonsmoker, ex-smoker, and smoker), tobacco-related experiences (smoking-related risk perception, parental smoking, number of friends who smoke, resisting peer pressure to smoke), cognitive variables (metacognitive skills), and personality traits (disinhibition and impulsivity). RESULTS Results from a discriminant function analysis showed that smokers and ex-smokers reported more disinhibition, impulsivity, number of friends who smoke and less self-control under peer pressure to smoke compared to nonsmokers. Ex-smokers reported less metacognitive processes, more smoking-related risk perception and were less likely to have parents who smoke. Conclusions/Importance: Interventions and campaigns aimed to persuade adolescents to stop smoking should work to develop adaptive metacognitive skills and an accurate risk perception of tobacco use.
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- Salvatore Ioverno
- a Department of Social and Developmental Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Social and Developmental Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Social and Developmental Psychology , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- b Department of Humanities and Social Sciences , University of Cassino , Cassino , Frosinone , Italy
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- c Primary Prevention Department , Italian League against Cancer, Milan Division , Milan , Italy
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- c Primary Prevention Department , Italian League against Cancer, Milan Division , Milan , Italy
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Wang JW, Cao SS, Hu RY. Smoking by family members and friends and electronic-cigarette use in adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tob Induc Dis 2018; 16:05. [PMID: 31516405 PMCID: PMC6659504 DOI: 10.18332/tid/84864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that smoking by family members and friends is a strong predictor of smoking uptake in adolescents, yet the influence on electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has not been systematically reviewed and quantified. METHODS Relevant studies were identified by searches of the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases up to December 2016. The summary odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model. RESULTS A total of 21 studies were included in this meta-analysis. A positive association was observed between adolescent e-cigarette use and smoking by family members (OR=1.47, 95% CI=1.30-1.66) and friends (OR=2.72, 95% CI=1.87-3.95), even after adjusting for the individual smoking status. Stratified by family members, the association with smoking in siblings (OR=1.87, 95% CI=1.35-2.60) was more prominent than that in parents (OR=1.41, 95% CI=1.191-.68) and other family members (OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.12-1.72). CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis suggests that smoking by family members and friends is significantly associated with increased probability of e-cigarette use in adolescents.
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- Jian-Wei Wang
- Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Qingzhou, Shandong, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Nishio A, Saito J, Tomokawa S, Kobayashi J, Makino Y, Akiyama T, Miyake K, Yamamoto M. Systematic review of school tobacco prevention programs in African countries from 2000 to 2016. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192489. [PMID: 29408895 PMCID: PMC5800696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The World Bank has reported that global smoking rates declined from 2000 to 2012, with the only exception found in males in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is considered to be in stage one of the tobacco epidemic continuum. To address this problem, school-based programs for smoking prevention are considered cost-effective and promising. Since tobacco prevention programs are influenced by social competence or customs of each country, tobacco prevention programs that have success in Western countries are not always effective in African countries. Therefore, the current study systematically reviewed relevant literature to examine the effects of these types of programs in African countries. METHOD Online bibliographic databases and a hand search were used. We included the studies that examined the impact of school-based programs on preventing tobacco use in Africa from 2000 to 2016. RESULTS Six articles were selected. Four were conducted in South Africa and two were performed in Nigeria. Four programs were systematically incorporated into annual curriculums, targeting 8th to 9th graders, while the other two were temporary programs. All programs were based on the hypothesis that providing knowledge and/or social skills against smoking would be helpful. All studies utilized smoking or polydrug use rates to compare outcomes before/after intervention. There were no significant differences between intervention and control groups in three studies, with the other three demonstrating only partial effectiveness. Additionally, three studies also examined change of knowledge/attitudes towards smoking as an outcome. Two of these showed significant differences between groups. CONCLUSION All RCTs studies showed no significant change of smoking-rate by the intervention. The effectiveness of intervention was observed only in some sub-group. The cohort studies showed school-based interventions may be effective in improving knowledge and attitudes about smoking. However, they reported no significant change of smoking-rate by the intervention.
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- Akihiro Nishio
- Health Administration Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
- School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
- Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
- Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
- Nagano College of Nursing, Komagane, Japan
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- Japanese Consortium for Global School Health Research, Nishihara, Japan
- Faculty of Education, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
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Liu J, Zhao S, Chen X, Falk E, Albarracín D. The influence of peer behavior as a function of social and cultural closeness: A meta-analysis of normative influence on adolescent smoking initiation and continuation. Psychol Bull 2017; 143:1082-1115. [PMID: 28771020 PMCID: PMC5789806 DOI: 10.1037/bul0000113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Although the influence of peers on adolescent smoking should vary depending on social dynamics, there is a lack of understanding of which elements are most crucial and how this dynamic unfolds for smoking initiation and continuation across areas of the world. The present meta-analysis included 75 studies yielding 237 effect sizes that examined associations between peers' smoking and adolescents' smoking initiation and continuation with longitudinal designs across 16 countries. Mixed-effects models with robust variance estimates were used to calculate weighted-mean Odds ratios. This work showed that having peers who smoke is associated with about twice the odds of adolescents beginning (OR ¯ = 1.96, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.76, 2.19]) and continuing to smoke (OR ¯ = 1.78, 95% CI [1.55, 2.05]). Moderator analyses revealed that (a) smoking initiation was more positively correlated with peers' smoking when the interpersonal closeness between adolescents and their peers was higher (vs. lower); and (b) both smoking initiation and continuation were more positively correlated with peers' smoking when samples were from collectivistic (vs. individualistic) cultures. Thus, both individual as well as population level dynamics play a critical role in the strength of peer influence. Accounting for cultural variables may be especially important given effects on both initiation and continuation. Implications for theory, research, and antismoking intervention strategies are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Jiaying Liu
- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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De Vries H. Thinking is the best way to travel: towards an ecological interactionist approach: a comment on Peters and Crutzen. Health Psychol Rev 2017; 11:135-139. [DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2017.1306719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Hein De Vries
- School for Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Scalici F, Schulz PJ. Parents' and peers' normative influence on adolescents' smoking: results from a Swiss-Italian sample of middle schools students. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY 2017; 12:5. [PMID: 28109189 PMCID: PMC5251233 DOI: 10.1186/s13011-017-0089-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND METHOD Adolescents observe and imitate people to whom they are associated in their social context, and the normative factors sent out by reference groups are crucial determinants of their decision to smoke. The aim of the study is to investigate how adolescents' smoking changes when they are exposed to factors of pro-smoking normative influence by parents and peers, and how age moderate this relation. A cross sectional survey collected data from 5657 students, aged between 11 and 14, from public and private middle schools in the Italian region of Switzerland (Ticino) on their smoking habits, perceived parents' and peers' approval and smoking. RESULTS Multinomial logistic regression show that, as adolescents get older, more of the pro-smoking factors come from peers and parents, the higher the risk gets of being a "heavy smoker" has compared against having no experience with smoking. Living in a context with no factor of normative influence toward smoking play a protective role against smoking, and this effect becomes more important than more harmful the smoking behavior in question is. Furthermore, peers' descriptive norms are more influential for adolescents to become "light" and "heavy smokers", while smoking being approved by peers is important for adolescents to become accustomed to smoking. CONCLUSIONS Findings support the different influence of parents' and peers' norms on adolescents' smoking, and highlight the importance of peers' model behavior as the most important factor influencing smoking during adolescence. Such results have implications for programs that aim to prevent or reduce smoking in early adolescence when friendship choice starts to become crucial.
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- Francesca Scalici
- Institute of Communication and Health, Università della svizzera italiana, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, CH-6904, Lugano, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Communication and Health, Università della svizzera italiana, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, CH-6904, Lugano, Switzerland
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Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the US, emphasizing the need to understand which genes and environments are involved in the establishment of cigarette use behaviors. However, to date, no comprehensive review of the influence of genes, the environment, and their interaction on cigarette use exists. This narrative review provides a description of gene variants and environmental factors associated with cigarette use, as well as an overview of studies investigating gene-environment interaction (GxE) in cigarette use. GxE studies of cigarette use have been useful in demonstrating that the influence of genes changes as a function of both the phenotype being measured and the environment. However, it is difficult to determine how the effect of genes contributing to different phenotypes of cigarette use changes as a function of the environment. This suggests the need for more studies of GxE, to parse out the effects of genes and the environment across the development of cigarette use phenotypes, which may help to inform potential prevention and intervention efforts aimed at reducing the prevalence of cigarette use. Key Messages No comprehensive reviews of the influence of genes, the environment, and their interaction on cigarette use exist currently. The influence of genes may change as a function of the environment and the phenotype being measured. It is difficult to determine how the effect of genes contributing to different phenotypes of cigarette use changes according to environmental context, suggesting the need for more studies of gene-environment interaction related to cigarette use to parse out effects.
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- Elizabeth Do
- a Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA ;,b Center for Clinical and Translational Research , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA
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- a Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA ;,c Department of Human and Molecular Genetics , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA ;,d Department of Psychiatry , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA ;,e Massey Cancer Center , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA , USA
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Al-Zalabani AH, Abdallah AR, Alqabshawi RI. Intention to Quit Smoking among Intermediate and Secondary School Students in Saudi Arabia. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 16:6741-7. [PMID: 26434904 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.15.6741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Smoking is one of the most preventable causes of disease and death, including cancer, and quitting at an early age can reduce smoking-related morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and to identify factors affecting the "intention to quit" among intermediate and secondary school current cigarette smoker students in Al Madinah city, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study cohort included 307 current smoker students in a school-based survey. The intention to quit and its related determinants were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS More than half of the participants were ≥17 years, and of male gender (54.7%, 77.9% respectively). An intention to quit smoking was reported in 71.7% of participants, and was been significantly associated with: male gender (OR=3.25, 95% CI=1.65-6.41): age at 1st trial of smoking. 10-15 years (OR=2.11, 95% CI=1.03-4.32) along with age of ≥15 years (OR=3.10, 95% CI=1.20-7.88); days of smoking in the past 30 days (days<10 (OR=2.31, 95% CI=1.23-4.35) along with days ranging from 10-19 days (OR= 3.42, 95% CI=1.18-9.91); knowing that smoking is hazardous to health (OR=3.04, 95% CI=1.42-6.47); and finally, supporting smoking bans in public places (OR=1.89, 95% CI=1.11-3.25). CONCLUSIONS A substantial number of participants were willing to quit smoking. Effective interventions focusing on providing information about the hazards of smoking and prohibiting smoking in public places could help initiate the intention to quit among youth smokers.
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- Abdulmohsen Hamdan Al-Zalabani
- Family and Community Medicine Department, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Monawarah, Saudi Arabia E-mail :
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Tran TN, Le VA, Nguyen TTM, Nguyen NB. Changes in Vietnamese Male Smokers' Reactions Towards New Pictorial Cigarette Pack Warnings Over Time. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 17:71-8. [DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.s1.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Bold KW, Rasheed AS, McCarthy DE, Jackson TC, Fiore MC, Baker TB. Rates and predictors of renewed quitting after relapse during a one-year follow-up among primary care patients. Ann Behav Med 2015; 49:128-40. [PMID: 24796541 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9627-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Most people who quit smoking relapse within a year of quitting. Little is known about what prompts renewed quitting after relapse or how often this results in abstinence. PURPOSE This study seeks to identify rates, efficacy, and predictors of renewed quit attempts after relapse during a 1-year follow-up. METHODS Primary care patients in a comparative effectiveness trial of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies reported daily smoking every 6-12 weeks for 12 months to determine relapse, renewed quitting, and 12-month abstinence rates. RESULTS Of 894 known relapsers, 291 (33%) renewed quitting for at least 24 h, and 99 (34%) of these were abstinent at follow-up. The average latency to renewed quitting was 106 days and longer latencies predicted greater success. Renewed quitting was more likely for older, male, less dependent smokers, and later abstinence was predicted by fewer depressive symptoms and longer past abstinence. CONCLUSIONS Renewed quitting is common and produces meaningful levels of cessation.
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- Krysten W Bold
- Department of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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de la Haye K, Green HD, Pollard MS, Kennedy DP, Tucker JS. Befriending Risky Peers: Factors Driving Adolescents' Selection of Friends with Similar Marijuana Use. J Youth Adolesc 2015; 44:1914-28. [PMID: 25365913 PMCID: PMC4418957 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0210-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Adolescents often befriend peers who are similar to themselves on a range of demographic, behavioral, and social characteristics, including substance use. Similarities in lifetime history of marijuana use have even been found to predict adolescent friendships, and we examine whether this finding is explained by youth's selection of friends who are similar on a range of more proximate, observable characteristics that are risk factors for marijuana use. Using two waves of individual and social network data from two high schools that participated in Add Health (N = 1,612; 52.7% male), we apply longitudinal models for social networks to test whether or not several observable risky attributes (psychological, behavioral, and social) predict adolescent friendship choices, and if these preferences explain friend's similarities on lifetime marijuana use. Findings show that similarities on several risk factors predict friendship choices, however controlling for this, the preference to befriend peers with a similar history of marijuana use largely persists. The results highlight the range of social selection processes that lead to similarities in marijuana use among friends and larger peer groups, and that also give rise to friendship groups whose members share similar risk factors for substance use. Friends with high "collective risk" are likely to be important targets for preventing the onset and social diffusion of substance use in adolescents.
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- Kayla de la Haye
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Prevention Research (IPR), University of Southern California, 2001 N Soto Street., Los Angeles, CA, USA,
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Abdullah AS, Driezen P, Quah ACK, Nargis N, Fong GT. Predictors of smoking cessation behavior among Bangladeshi adults: findings from ITC Bangladesh survey. Tob Induc Dis 2015; 13:23. [PMID: 26261450 PMCID: PMC4530489 DOI: 10.1186/s12971-015-0050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Research findings on the predictors of smoking cessation behavior identified in Western countries may not be generalizable to smokers in the Southeast Asian countries (i.e., Bangladesh). This study examined the factors associated with smoking cessation behavior (quit attempts and smoking cessation) among a representative sample of Bangladeshi adults. Methods Data from Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Survey in Bangladesh, a face-to-face survey of adult smokers, were analysed. Households were sampled using a stratified multistage design and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Respondents included in the study are 1,861 adult daily smokers (cigarette only or dual use of cigarette and bidi) in the Wave 1 survey who completed the Wave 2 follow up. Results Of the smokers (N = 1,861), 98 % were male, 18 % illiterate, 78 % married and 42 % were aged 40 or above; 89 % were cigarette smokers and 11 % were dual users (cigarette & bidi). Overall, 21.8 % of the baseline smokers made quit attempts (that is, making at least one quit attempt that lasted for at least 24 hours) during the 11- to 12-month interval between Waves 1 and 2 with only 4.1 % quitting successfully (that is, smokers who had stopped smoking for at least 6 months at the time of the Wave 2 survey). Significant predictors of attempts to quit included: residing areas outside Dhaka (OR = 3.41), being aged 40 or older (OR = 1.53), having a monthly income of above BDT10,000 (US$126) versus below BDT 5,000 (US$63) (OR = 1.57), intending to quit sometime in the future (OR = 1.73). Respondents not working indoors/outside the home were less likely to have made a quit attempt than those with no workplace restrictions on smoking (OR = 0.62). Predictors of successful smoking cessation included: being aged 40 or older (OR = 3.11), perceiving self-rated health as good or excellent (OR = 2.40), and an increased level of self-efficacy (OR = 1.75). Smokers who made a quit attempt not so recently (6 months ago or earlier) were less likely to quit than those who made a more recent (in last 6 months) quit attempt (OR = 0.23). Conclusion Among Bangladeshi smokers, different factors were associated with quit attempt or successful cessation. Population based smoking cessation programs should take these factors into consideration in the design of smoking cessation interventions. At the same time, measures are necessary to encourage more smokers to make quit attempts.
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- Abu S Abdullah
- Department of General Internal Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd Floor (MISU), Boston, Massachusetts 02118 USA ; Global Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu Province 215347 China ; Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ; Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Scully M, McCarthy M, Zacher M, Warne C, Wakefield M, White V. Density of tobacco retail outlets near schools and smoking behaviour among secondary school students. Aust N Z J Public Health 2015; 37:574-8. [PMID: 24892157 DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the density of tobacco retail outlets near schools in Victoria, Australia, is associated with adolescent smoking behaviour. METHODS Cross-sectional survey data of 2,044 secondary school students aged 12-17 years was combined with tobacco outlet audit data. Associations between students' self-reported tobacco use and the density of tobacco outlets near schools was examined using multilevel logistic and negative binomial regression models, with cigarette price at local milk bars and key socio-demographic and school-related variables included as covariates. RESULTS Increased tobacco retail outlet density was associated with a significant increase in the number of cigarettes smoked in the previous seven days among students who smoked in the past month (IRR=1.13; 95% CI 1.02-1.26), but not the odds of smoking in the past month in the larger sample (OR=1.06; 95% CI 0.90-1.24), after controlling for local mean price of cigarettes and socio-demographic and school-related variables. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study suggests there is a positive association between tobacco retail outlet density and cigarette consumption among adolescent smokers, but not smoking prevalence, in the Australian context. There is value in considering policy measures that restrict the supply of tobacco retail outlets in school neighbourhoods as a means of reducing youth cigarette consumption.
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An W. Instrumental variables estimates of peer effects in social networks. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH 2015; 50:382-394. [PMID: 25592943 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Estimating peer effects with observational data is very difficult because of contextual confounding, peer selection, simultaneity bias, and measurement error, etc. In this paper, I show that instrumental variables (IVs) can help to address these problems in order to provide causal estimates of peer effects. Based on data collected from over 4000 students in six middle schools in China, I use the IV methods to estimate peer effects on smoking. My design-based IV approach differs from previous ones in that it helps to construct potentially strong IVs and to directly test possible violation of exogeneity of the IVs. I show that measurement error in smoking can lead to both under- and imprecise estimations of peer effects. Based on a refined measure of smoking, I find consistent evidence for peer effects on smoking. If a student's best friend smoked within the past 30 days, the student was about one fifth (as indicated by the OLS estimate) or 40 percentage points (as indicated by the IV estimate) more likely to smoke in the same time period. The findings are robust to a variety of robustness checks. I also show that sharing cigarettes may be a mechanism for peer effects on smoking. A 10% increase in the number of cigarettes smoked by a student's best friend is associated with about 4% increase in the number of cigarettes smoked by the student in the same time period.
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- Weihua An
- Departments of Sociology and Statistics, Indiana University Bloomington, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103, USA.
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Psychological Characteristics and Smoking Cessation Outcomes in a Sample of Greek Smokers. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-014-9241-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Predictors of tobacco smoking abstinence among tuberculosis patients in South Africa. J Behav Med 2015; 38:472-82. [PMID: 25655663 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-015-9620-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study examines predictors of smoking cessation in tuberculosis patients with high HIV co-infection rates in a South African primary care setting. Current smokers were randomly allocated to brief motivational interviewing (n = 205) or receipt of a brief message (n = 204). Multi-level logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of sustained 3- and 6-month abstinence and 7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) at 1 month, with the facility as a random effect. The intervention was ineffective among smokers with high nicotine-dependence at 1 month, but was effective for all smokers over longer periods. Higher baseline self-efficacy predicted the 1-month 7-day PPA, but not sustained abstinence. HIV-positive participants' odds of sustained abstinence were about three times higher than those of their HIV-negative counterparts. Results support a more intensive motivational intervention and/or coping skills' training to increase self-efficacy and abstinence rates. Tobacco cessation services can be introduced in tuberculosis services where high HIV co-infection rates occur.
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Binnal A, Rajesh G, Ahmed J, Denny C, Nayak SU. Insights into smoking and its cessation among current smokers in India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 14:2811-8. [PMID: 23803036 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.5.2811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Initiation, perpetuation and cessation of smoking are all multifactorial. It is essential to explore interactions among various parameters influencing smoking and its cessation for effective smoking cessation interventions. OBJECTIVES To obtain insights into smoking and its cessation among current smokers in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study was conducted among current smokers visiting the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manipal University, Mangalore. Knowledge, attitudes, behavior, worksite practices towards smoking and its cessation, barriers to smoking cessation and socio-demographic variables were explored using a structured, pretested, self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS A total of 175 current smokers participated in the study. Mean knowledge, attitude, worksite practice and barrier scores were 15.2±5.67 (66.1%), 57.5±7.67(82.1%), 4.18±2.02 (41.8%) and 57.4±12.37 (63.7%) respectively. Correlation analysis revealed: association of knowledge with education, occupation and religion; attitude with education and occupation; worksite practices with occupation; knowledge with attitude; and barriers negatively with worksite practices. The majority (85.7%) of respondents intended to quit smoking and this was associated with higher attitude scores, whereas actual quit attempts were associated with high knowledge, attitudes, worksite practices and low barrier scores. CONCLUSIONS Various socio-demographic factors associated with smoking and its cessation were identified. The present study highlights the importance of identifying and targeting these interactions while framing guidelines and interventions for effective tobacco cessation in a developing country like India.
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- Almas Binnal
- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Balmford J, Leifert JA, Jaehne A. "Tobacco dependence treatment makes no sense because"…: rebuttal of commonly-heard arguments against providing tobacco dependence treatment in the hospital setting. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:1182. [PMID: 25410166 PMCID: PMC4289053 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The provision of tobacco dependence treatment in health care settings, particularly in countries lacking a history of strong tobacco control policy implementation, is limited by continued misconceptions on the part of health professionals and decision-makers regarding its worth and efficacy. In this paper, we rebut 9 arguments against the provision of tobacco dependence treatment that we have encountered in our experiences implementing and maintaining a dedicated smoking cessation service at a large university hospital in southern Germany. DISCUSSION Broadly, the arguments relate to the nature of addiction, the efficacy and safety of stop-smoking medication and behavioural support, and the benefits and challenges of quitting. They include: (a) If smokers really want to quit, they will be able to do it alone (without help); (b) You can't forbid patients from doing what they want; (c) Patients will be upset if you talk to them about their smoking; (d) Stop-smoking medication has side effects that are more dangerous than smoking; (e) You have to be well trained to help smokers to quit (otherwise you can do more harm than good); (f) If you smoke yourself, you lack credibility; (g) If you have cancer, it is too late to quit; (h) Nicotine withdrawal is dangerous for heavy smokers; and (i) Smokers die earlier, thus reducing costs to the health system. SUMMARY It is hoped that the counter-arguments presented here arm tobacco control advocates and practitioners working in health care settings, particularly in countries which have not prioritised tobacco control, to respond appropriately and convincingly to those opposed to the provision of tobacco dependence treatment.
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- James Balmford
- />Präventionsteam (PT), Tumorzentrum Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- />Department of Internal Medicine, Breisgauklinik, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- />Präventionsteam (PT), Tumorzentrum Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- />Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Chen FL, Chen PY, Tung TH, Huang YC, Tsai MC. The role of betel-quid chewing in smoking cessation among workers in Taiwan. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:755. [PMID: 25065303 PMCID: PMC4131024 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Current smokers exhibit a higher rate of betel-quid chewing than non-smokers. However, little is known regarding the extent to which betel-quid chewing may affect attempts to quit smoking and smoking cessation. The aim of the present study is to examine the association between betel-quid chewing and patterns of quitting smoking. Specifically, we explore whether betel-quid chewing is associated with (1) current smokers who have never attempted to quit versus those who have attempted to quit and have failed, those who are in the process of quitting, and successful cessation smokers, and (2) current smokers who have attempted to quit and have failed versus those who have successfully quit smoking. METHODS A telephone survey of 7,215 workers was conducted and obtained an 88.6% response rate. In the survey, the respondents' smoking and betel-quid chewing statuses were recorded and a list of covariates was assessed. RESULTS After controlling for the effect of the covariates, betel-quid chewing was found to be more highly associated with current smokers who have never attempted to quit, compared to current smokers who are in the process of quitting (OR = 12.72; 95% CI = 1.05-154.26), successful cessation smokers (OR = 3.62; 95% CI = 2.32-5.65), and smokers who have attempted to quit and have failed (OR = 1.37; 95% CI = 1.06-1.77), respectively. In addition, betel-quid chewing is more highly associated with a failure to quit smoking than with successfully quitting smoking (OR = 3.46; 95% CI = 2.17-5.51). CONCLUSION The findings support four plausible reasons why betel-quid chewing may dissuade smokers from quitting. These reasons highlight additional avenues for potentially reducing the smoking population in workplaces, such as considering work contexts and social norms, and product sales in smoking-cessation campaigns.
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- Fu-Li Chen
- />Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, No.510, Jongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang, New Taipei city, Taiwan
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- />Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama USA
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- />Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, No.510, Jongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang, New Taipei city, Taiwan
- />Department of Medical Research and Education, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei city, Taiwan
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- />Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, No.510, Jongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang, New Taipei city, Taiwan
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- />Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, No.510, Jongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang, New Taipei city, Taiwan
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Scalici F, Schulz PJ. Influence of perceived parent and peer endorsement on adolescent smoking intentions: parents have more say, but their influence wanes as kids get older. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101275. [PMID: 24991921 PMCID: PMC4081496 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose The aim of the study is to investigate how adolescents' perception of parents' and peers' smoking approval influences adolescent smoking intention, and how age affects this influence in a Swiss sample of adolescents. To know the influence of age can help to develop specific prevention programs tailored to the age groups needs. Method in a cross sectional survey, students aged between 11 and 14 from public and private middle schools in the Italian region of Switzerland (Ticino) answered questions on smoking habits, parents' and peers' approval and intention to smoke. Results peers' and parents' approval significantly influence students' smoking intention, and students' age significantly moderates this relation: the effect of parents' approval decreases for older adolescents, while the effect of peers' approval increases with age. No difference is found between girls and boys, while non-Swiss are more likely to smoke than Swiss students. Conclusions as literature suggests, results evidence the role parents play during early adolescence. Prevention programs targeting parent-child communication in early adolescence for preventing children's tobacco consumption are strongly supported.
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- Francesca Scalici
- Institute of Communication and Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Institute of Communication and Health, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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Tjora T, Hetland J, Aarø LE, Wold B, Wiium N, Øverland S. The association between smoking and depression from adolescence to adulthood. Addiction 2014; 109:1022-30. [PMID: 24552489 DOI: 10.1111/add.12522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The association between depression and smoking is firmly established, but how the association develops remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine development of the smoking-depression association from early adolescence to adulthood. DESIGN Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the smoking-depression association from adolescence to adulthood. SETTING Hordaland, Norway. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of adolescents (initially, 924 pupils) in the Norwegian Longitudinal Health Behaviour Study (NLHB) was followed over nine data collection waves from ages 13 to 30 years. MEASUREMENTS Daily smoking and depressed mood were measured in each wave. FINDINGS In the cross-sectional analyses, daily smoking and depression were significantly associated (P-value range from P < 0.01 to 0.04) in eight of nine waves. In the final longitudinal model, after controlling for the time-invariant effects of smoking and depression and of tertiary factors, the only significant paths were early adolescent smoking prediction of early adolescent depression (waves 1-2: β = 0.07, P < 0.05; waves 2-3: β = 0.12, P < 0.05) and vice versa (waves 1-2: β = 0.10, P < 0.05; waves 2-3: β = 0.08, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The inter-relationship between depression and smoking seems to be due to the reciprocal causal effects between smoking and depression that are established in early adolescence and maintained into adulthood.
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- Tore Tjora
- Uni Health, Bergen, Norway; Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Langford R, Bonell CP, Jones HE, Pouliou T, Murphy SM, Waters E, Komro KA, Gibbs LF, Magnus D, Campbell R. The WHO Health Promoting School framework for improving the health and well-being of students and their academic achievement. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; 2014:CD008958. [PMID: 24737131 PMCID: PMC11214127 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008958.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework is an holistic, settings-based approach to promoting health and educational attainment in school. The effectiveness of this approach has not been previously rigorously reviewed. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of the Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework in improving the health and well-being of students and their academic achievement. SEARCH METHODS We searched the following electronic databases in January 2011 and again in March and April 2013: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Campbell Library, ASSIA, BiblioMap, CAB Abstracts, IBSS, Social Science Citation Index, Sociological Abstracts, TRoPHI, Global Health Database, SIGLE, Australian Education Index, British Education Index, Education Resources Information Centre, Database of Education Research, Dissertation Express, Index to Theses in Great Britain and Ireland, ClinicalTrials.gov, Current controlled trials, and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. We also searched relevant websites, handsearched reference lists, and used citation tracking to identify other relevant articles. SELECTION CRITERIA We included cluster-randomised controlled trials where randomisation took place at the level of school, district or other geographical area. Participants were children and young people aged four to 18 years, attending schools or colleges. In this review, we define HPS interventions as comprising the following three elements: input to the curriculum; changes to the school's ethos or environment or both; and engagement with families or communities, or both. We compared this intervention against schools that implemented either no intervention or continued with their usual practice, or any programme that included just one or two of the above mentioned HPS elements. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS At least two review authors identified relevant trials, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias in the trials. We grouped different types of interventions according to the health topic targeted or the approach used, or both. Where data permitted, we performed random-effects meta-analyses to provide a summary of results across studies. MAIN RESULTS We included 67 eligible cluster trials, randomising 1443 schools or districts. This is made up of 1345 schools and 98 districts. The studies tackled a range of health issues: physical activity (4), nutrition (12), physical activity and nutrition combined (18), bullying (7), tobacco (5), alcohol (2), sexual health (2), violence (2), mental health (2), hand-washing (2), multiple risk behaviours (7), cycle-helmet use (1), eating disorders (1), sun protection (1), and oral health (1). The quality of evidence overall was low to moderate as determined by the GRADE approach. 'Risk of bias' assessments identified methodological limitations, including heavy reliance on self-reported data and high attrition rates for some studies. In addition, there was a lack of long-term follow-up data for most studies.We found positive effects for some interventions for: body mass index (BMI), physical activity, physical fitness, fruit and vegetable intake, tobacco use, and being bullied. Intervention effects were generally small but have the potential to produce public health benefits at the population level. We found little evidence of effectiveness for standardised body mass index (zBMI) and no evidence of effectiveness for fat intake, alcohol use, drug use, mental health, violence and bullying others; however, only a small number of studies focused on these latter outcomes. It was not possible to meta-analyse data on other health outcomes due to lack of data. Few studies provided details on adverse events or outcomes related to the interventions. In addition, few studies included any academic, attendance or school-related outcomes. We therefore cannot draw any clear conclusions as to the effectiveness of this approach for improving academic achievement. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The results of this review provide evidence for the effectiveness of some interventions based on the HPS framework for improving certain health outcomes but not others. More well-designed research is required to establish the effectiveness of this approach for other health topics and academic achievement.
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- Rebecca Langford
- University of BristolSchool of Social and Community MedicineCanynge Hall39 Whatley RoadBristolUKBS8 2PS
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- Institute of Education, University of LondonSocial Science Research Unit18 Woburn SquareLondonLondonUKWC1H 0NR
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- University of BristolSchool of Social and Community MedicineCanynge Hall39 Whatley RoadBristolUKBS8 2PS
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- University of BristolSchool of Social and Community MedicineCanynge Hall39 Whatley RoadBristolUKBS8 2PS
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- Cardiff UniversityCardiff School of Social Sciences1‐3 Museum PlaceCardiffSouth GlamorganUKCF10 3BD
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- The University of MelbourneJack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthLevel 5/207 Bouverie StParkvilleVICAustralia3052
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- University of FloridaHealth Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health PolicyPO Box 100177GainesvilleFloridaUSA32610‐0177
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- The University of MelbourneJack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthLevel 5/207 Bouverie StParkvilleVICAustralia3052
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- University of BristolSchool of Social and Community MedicineCanynge Hall39 Whatley RoadBristolUKBS8 2PS
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- University of BristolSchool of Social and Community MedicineCanynge Hall39 Whatley RoadBristolUKBS8 2PS
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OBJECTIVES To assess the risk of becoming a smoker in adulthood associated with parental smoking as well as the smoking of siblings and close friends. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING 4 oral healthcare centres in Finland and a follow-up. PARTICIPANTS An age cohort born in 1979 (n=2586) and living in four Finnish towns. Of those reached by the 2008 follow-up, 46.9% (n=1020) responded. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Smoking behaviour at the age of 29. Smoking behaviour at the age of 13 and smoking behaviour of family members and close friends. RESULTS Smoking of a current close friend was strongly associated with participants' own smoking (OR 5.6, 95% CI 3.6 to 8.8). The smoking of a close friend during schooldays was similarly associated (OR 2.9, 95% CI 1.8 to 4.5). Smoking among men was associated with the smoking behaviour of mothers and siblings while that among females was not. CONCLUSIONS The impact of a smoker as a close friend is greater than that of a smoking parent or sibling in school age when it comes to smoking behaviour in adulthood. This should be taken into consideration when attempting to prevent smoking initiation or continuation. TRIAL REGISTRATION At clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01348646).
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- Antti J Saari
- Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- JYTA, Tunkkari Health Care Center, Veteli, Finland
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- Department of General Practice, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
- Center of General Practice, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland
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Becker SJ, Curry JF. Testing the effects of peer socialization versus selection on alcohol and marijuana use among treated adolescents. Subst Use Misuse 2014; 49:234-42. [PMID: 23965039 PMCID: PMC4075433 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.824479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study examined the relative influence of peer socialization and selection on alcohol and marijuana use among 106 adolescents who received a brief intervention. Adolescents were recruited between 2003 and 2007 and followed for 12 months as part of a SAMHSA-funded study. Cross-lagged panel models using four assessment points examined the longitudinal relationship between adolescent substance use and peer substance involvement separately for alcohol and marijuana. Consistent with community studies, there was evidence of both peer socialization and peer selection for alcohol use, and only evidence of peer selection for marijuana use. Implications for research and intervention are discussed.
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- Sara J Becker
- 1Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Medical School , Providence, Rhode Island , USA
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Rennen E, Nagelhout GE, van den Putte B, Janssen E, Mons U, Guignard R, Beck F, de Vries H, Thrasher JF, Willemsen MC. Associations between tobacco control policy awareness, social acceptability of smoking and smoking cessation. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH 2014; 29:72-82. [PMID: 23861478 PMCID: PMC3894664 DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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This study examined whether awareness of tobacco control policies was associated with social unacceptability of smoking and whether social unacceptability had an effect on smoking cessation in three European countries. Representative samples (n = 3865) of adult smokers in France, the Netherlands and Germany were used from two survey waves of the longitudinal International Tobacco Control Europe Surveys. Associations were examined of aspects of social unacceptability of smoking (i.e. feeling uncomfortable, important people disapproval and societal disapproval) with tobacco policy awareness (i.e. awareness of warning labels, anti-tobacco information and smoking restrictions at work) and smoking cessation. Only the positive association of awareness of anti-tobacco information with feeling uncomfortable about smoking was significant in each of the three countries. Important people disapproval predicted whether smokers attempted to quit, although this did not reach significance in the French and German samples in multivariate analyses. Our findings suggest that anti-tobacco information campaigns about the dangers of second-hand smoke in France and about smoking cessation in the Netherlands and Germany might have reduced the social acceptability of smoking in these countries. However, campaigns that influence the perceived disapproval of smoking by important people may be needed to ultimately increase attempts to quit smoking.
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- Els Rennen
- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
- *Correspondence to: G. Nagelhout. E-mail:
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Alumni, Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), 6200 MD Maastricht, STIVORO Dutch Expert Centre on Tobacco Control, 2500 BB the Hague, Department of Communication, University of Amsterdam (ASCoR), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Unit Cancer Prevention and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany, French Institute for Health Promotion and Health Education (INPES), Saint-Denis, Cermes3 - Cesames Team (Research Centre Medicine, Sciences, Health, Mental Health, Health Policy), CNRS UMR 8211, Inserm U988, University of Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, EHESS, Paris, France, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behaviour, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA and Department of Tobacco Research, Mexican National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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Sarkar BK, Arora M, Gupta VK, Reddy KS. Determinants of tobacco cessation behaviour among smokers and smokeless tobacco users in the states of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, India. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 14:1931-5. [PMID: 23679295 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.3.1931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to identify the socio-demographic determinants of quit attempts among smokers and smokeless tobacco users to identify correlates of tobacco cessation behaviour in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study for the outcome of quit attempts made by current tobacco users in last 12 months in twelve districts in two states. Simple and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to obtain the odds ratios (ORs) of socio-demographic variables (age, gender, education, occupation, socio- economic status, community, area, type of family) and tobacco user status (smoker/smokeless). RESULTS In the combined analysis, a smoker had higher predicted probability of attempting quitting (OR- 1.41,CI 1.14 -1.90), in comparison to a smokeless tobacco user and a tobacco user in the state of Gujarat was less likely to attempt quitting than a user in Andhra Pradesh (OR-0.60, CI 0.47-0.78). The probability of making a quit attempt was higher among tobacco users who were more educated (OR-1.40, CI 1.04-1.94), having a higher socio-economic status (SES) (OR-2.39, CI 1.54-3.69), and belonging to non-agricultural labourer occupational group (OR-1.90, CI 1.29-2.78). The effects were maintained even after adjusting for all other variables. In disaggregated analysis, findings were similar except in smokeless as a separate group, education level was not significantly associated with quit attempts and with lower odds (OR-0.91, CI 0.58-1.42). CONCLUSIONS This is one of the first studies to provide useful insight into potential determinants for quit attempts of tobacco users in India including smokeless tobacco users, exploring the socio-demographic patterning of correlates of quit attempts.
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- Bidyut K Sarkar
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
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Edvardsson I, Geisler D, Lendahls L. Experiences of Being Non-Smoking among Adolescents in a Smoking Context. Health (London) 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2014.611140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Soulakova JN, Bright BC, Crockett LJ. On Consistency of Self- and Proxy-reported Regular Smoking Initiation Age. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 2013; 1:1001. [PMID: 25408943 PMCID: PMC4233135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Early onset of smoking is associated with heavier tobacco consumption and longer smoking careers. Consequently, obtaining accurate estimates of early smoking is a priority. The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of proxy reports of the age of smoking initiation, and specifically to explore whether there are differences in the consistency of proxy-reported and self-reported smoking behaviors. Data came from the 2002-2003 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, where the current smoking behaviors and smoking history of participants were reported by self-and proxy-respondents on two occasions, one year apart. Sequential multiple-testing methods were used to assess significance of the differences in reported prevalence of consistent reports among specific sub-populations defined by age, gender and survey administration mode. Results indicated that self-reports are more reliable (more consistent over time) than proxy reports or mixed reports that include self-report at one time point and proxy reports at another. The rate of perfect agreement was also highest for self-reports. The impact of respondent type on the consistency of reports also depended on the target subjects' age and the survey administration mode (phone or in-person).
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Yong HH, Borland R, Balmford J, Hyland A, O'Connor RJ, Thompson ME, Spittal MJ. Heaviness of smoking predicts smoking relapse only in the first weeks of a quit attempt: findings from the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey. Nicotine Tob Res 2013; 16:423-9. [PMID: 24158228 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) is the measure of dependence most strongly predictive of relapse. However, recent research suggests it may not be predictive of longer-term relapse. Our aim was to examine its predictive power over the first 2 years after quitting and explore whether use of stop-smoking medications is a moderator. METHODS Data (n = 7,093) came from the first 7 waves (2002-2009) of the International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey, an annual cohort survey of smokers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. HSI and its 2 components (cigarettes per day [CPD] and time to first cigarette [TTFC]) were used to predict smoking relapse risk in the 2 years after the start of a quit attempt. RESULTS Scores on HSI and its components all strongly predicted relapse, but there was an interaction with time (p < .001). These measures were strong predictors of relapse within the first week of quitting (hazard ratios [HR] = 1.17, 1.24, and 1.30 for HSI, CPD, and TTFC, respectively; all p < .001), less predictive of relapse occurring between 1 week and 1 month, and not clearly predictive beyond 1 month. Among those using medication to quit, hazard ratio for HSI (HR = 1.11, p < .001) was significantly lower than for those not using (HR = 1.24, p < .001) in the first week but not beyond. CONCLUSIONS HSI and its 2 components are strong predictors of short-term smoking relapse, but they rapidly lose predictive power over the first weeks of an attempt, becoming marginally significant at around 1 month and not clearly predictive beyond then.
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- Hua-Hie Yong
- VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Australia
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Burris JL, Carpenter MJ, Wahlquist AE, Cummings KM, Gray KM. Brief, instructional smokeless tobacco use among cigarette smokers who do not intend to quit: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Nicotine Tob Res 2013; 16:397-405. [PMID: 24130144 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Low-nitrosamine smokeless tobacco (SLT) may have efficacy for smoking reduction and cessation, but its public health impact depends on how smokers use it. METHODS This pilot study explored brief, instructional low-nitrosamine SLT use among smokers unmotivated to quit. Participants (N = 57) were randomized to either a free 2-week supply of Camel Snus group or a no-supply group. Of those randomized to use Camel Snus, half were told to use it to cope with smoking restrictions (Snus to Cope), and the remaining half were advised to use it to reduce smoking (Snus to Reduce). Participants were assessed before, during, and immediately after the intervention. RESULTS Many Snus to Cope and Snus to Reduce participants reported daily use of Camel Snus, although the amount of use was low. Snus to Cope (18.4%) and Snus to Reduce (37.6%) participants reported a decline in number of cigarettes used per day, which was not reported by the control participants (p < .001). Intention to quit smoking and intention to quit all tobacco use (ps < .001) increased to a greater extent among Snus to Cope and Snus to Reduce participants than among control participants. CONCLUSIONS This study replicates previous work that shows that low-nitrosamine SLT use can lead to reduced smoking and increased intention to quit, and it adds direct evidence to suggest that the function of low-nitrosamine SLT use-either to cope with smoking restrictions or to reduce smoking-can have a differential impact on smoking behavior. Overall, the results highlight the importance of messaging and, more specifically, marketing of low-nitrosamine SLT to smokers.
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- Jessica L Burris
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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Yasin SM, Retneswari M, Moy FM, Taib KM, Isahak M, Koh D. Testing the transtheoretical model in predicting smoking relapse among Malaysian adult smokers receiving assistance in quitting. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2013; 14:2317-23. [PMID: 23725134 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.4.2317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The role of The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) in predicting relapse is limited. We aimed to assess whether this model can be utilised to predict relapse during the action stage. The participants included 120 smokers who had abstained from smoking for at least 24 hours following two Malaysian universities' smoking cessation programme. The smokers who relapsed perceived significantly greater advantages related to smoking and increasing doubt in their ability to quit. In contrast, former smokers with greater self-liberation and determination to abstain were less likely to relapse. The findings suggest that TTM can be used to predict relapse among quitting smokers.
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- Siti Munira Yasin
- Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.
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Choi HJ, Smith RA. Members, isolates, and liaisons: meta-analysis of adolescents' network positions and their smoking behavior. Subst Use Misuse 2013; 48:612-22. [PMID: 23750772 PMCID: PMC4355943 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.800111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Existing research finds that peer networks play an important role in adolescents' smoking behaviors. To evaluate this research, meta-analysis was utilized to investigate the relationship between social positions (e.g., group members vs. isolates vs. liaisons) in friendship networks and smoking behaviors. The results (N = 5,067, k = 8) showed that adolescents from multiple countries who are isolated in friendship networks are more likely to report smoking behaviors than those with friends (members or liaisons). The results also show that these differential odds of smoking based on network position has decreased over the past 15 years.
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- Postdoctoral fellow researcher Department of Ob/Gyn University of Texas at Medical Branch Galveston, TX 77555
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- Department of Communication Arts & Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Choosing adolescent smokers as friends: The role of parenting and parental smoking. J Adolesc 2013; 36:383-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2011] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Shakya HB, Christakis NA, Fowler JH. Parental influence on substance use in adolescent social networks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 166:1132-9. [PMID: 23045157 DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between the parenting style of an adolescent's peers' parents and an adolescent's substance use. DESIGN Longitudinal survey. SETTING Adolescents across the United States were interviewed at school and at home. PARTICIPANTS Nationally representative sample of adolescents in the United States. MAIN EXPOSURE Authoritative vs neglectful parenting style of adolescent's parents and adolescent's friends' parents and adolescent substance use. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Adolescent alcohol abuse, smoking, marijuana use, and binge drinking. RESULTS If an adolescent had a friend whose mother was authoritative, that adolescent was 40% (95% CI, 12%-58%) less likely to drink to the point of drunkenness, 38% (95% CI, 5%-59%) less likely to binge drink, 39% (95% CI, 12%-58%) less likely to smoke cigarettes, and 43% (95% CI, 1%-67%) less likely to use marijuana than an adolescent whose friend's mother was neglectful, controlling for the parenting style of the adolescent's own mother, school-level fixed effects, and demographics. These results were only partially mediated by peer substance use. CONCLUSIONS Social network influences may extend beyond the homogeneous dimensions of own peer or own parent to include extradyadic influences of the wider network. The value of parenting interventions should be reassessed to take into account these spillover effects in the greater network.
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- Holly B Shakya
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA.
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Valente TW, Fujimoto K, Soto D, Ritt-Olson A, Unger JB. A comparison of peer influence measures as predictors of smoking among predominately hispanic/latino high school adolescents. J Adolesc Health 2013; 52:358-64. [PMID: 23299016 PMCID: PMC3580024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 06/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Consistent evidence has shown that one of the most significant influences on adolescent smoking is peer influence. There is considerable variation, however, in how peer influence is measured. This study constructs social network influence and selection variables from egocentric and sociometric data to compare their associations with smoking, with considerations of perceived smoking norms and adolescent popularity. METHODS Longitudinal data were collected in the 9th and 10th grades in October 2006 and 2007 from predominantly Hispanic/Latino adolescents in seven Southern California schools; among these adolescents, 1,950 completed surveys at both waves. Both cross-sectional (separately for 9th and 10th graders) and longitudinal models were estimated. RESULTS An egocentric measure of perceived friend smoking was strongly and consistently associated with individual smoking (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] ≈ 1.80, p < .001), whereas its sociometric counterpart of friend self-report smoking was only associated with smoking in the 9th-grade cross-sectional models (e.g., AOR = 1.56, p < .001) and rarely in longitudinal models. Popularity, measured by proportion of nominations received by class size, was associated with smoking and becoming a smoker (AOR = 1.67, p < .001), whereas perceived norms were not, in longitudinal models. Friend selection was also associated with becoming a smoker (AOR = 1.32, p = .05). CONCLUSIONS This study illustrates the utility of egocentric data for understanding peer influence and underscores the importance of perceptions and popularity as mechanisms that influence adolescent smoking.
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- Thomas W. Valente
- Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto Ave, Alhambra CA 91803, phone: (323) 442-8238, fax: (323) 442-8201
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- Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto Ave, Alhambra CA 91803, phone: (323) 442-8238, fax: (323) 442-8201
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- Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto Ave, Alhambra CA 91803, phone: (323) 442-8238, fax: (323) 442-8201
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- Institute for Prevention Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 N. Soto Ave, Alhambra CA 91803, phone: (323) 442-8238, fax: (323) 442-8201
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Kaleta D, Korytkowski P, Makowiec-Dąbrowska T, Usidame B, Bąk-Romaniszyn L, Fronczak A. Predictors of long-term smoking cessation: results from the global adult tobacco survey in Poland (2009-2010). BMC Public Health 2012; 12:1020. [PMID: 23173904 PMCID: PMC3563479 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Expanding the information on determinants of smoking cessation is crucial for developing and implementing more effective tobacco control measures at the national as well as European levels. Data on smoking cessation and its social correlates among adults from middle-income countries of Central and Eastern Europe are still poorly reported in the literature. The aim of the study was to analyze the association of socio-demographic indicators with long term tobacco smoking cessation (quit smoking for at least one year prior to interview) among adults. Moreover, we evaluated motives for giving up smoking from former smokers. Methods Data on former as well as current smokers’ socio-demographic and smoking-related characteristics were derived from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). GATS is a cross-sectional, nationally representative household survey implemented in Poland between 2009 and 2010. GATS collected data on a representative sample of 7,840 individuals including 1,206 individuals who met the criteria of long-term smoking cessation and 2,233 current smokers. Smoking cessation rate was calculated as the number of former smokers divided by the number of ever smokers. Logistic regression analyses were used to obtain odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the broad number of variables on successful cessation of smoking. Results Among females the quit rate was 30.4% compared to 37.9% in males (p < 0.01). Former smokers declared concerns about the health hazard of smoking (60.8%) and the high price of cigarettes (11.6%) as primary reasons for smoking cessation. Older age, high education attainment, awareness of smoking health consequences was associated with long-term quitting among both genders. Also employed males had over twice the probability of giving up smoking compared with unemployed, and being religious did not contribute to successful smoking cessation. Conclusion Results indicated that smoking cessation policies focused on younger age groups are vital for curbing tobacco epidemic in Poland and should become a public health main concern. There is also the need for interventions to raise awareness on smoking health risks and quitting benefits are crucial to increase cessation potential among adult smokers. Nevertheless further effort needs to be done to prevent smoking uptake.
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- Dorota Kaleta
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
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Donny EC, Taylor TG, LeSage MG, Levin M, Buffalari DM, Joel D, Sved AF. Impact of tobacco regulation on animal research: new perspectives and opportunities. Nicotine Tob Res 2012; 14:1319-38. [PMID: 22949581 PMCID: PMC3611983 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in the United States and the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco or Health ratified by over 170 countries render scientific investigations into the abuse liability, harm, and effects of tobacco more critical than ever. A key area to explore relates to the potential regulation of nicotine content in cigarettes. Determining the nicotine content per cigarette below which smokers reliably reduce their consumption of and dependence on cigarettes, an idea proposed almost 20 years ago (Benowitz & Henningfield, 1994), could be a powerful approach to reduce the abuse liability and consequent harm from cigarettes. However, this approach is laden with potentially complex issues. Many of these complications can be studied using animal models, but they require a particular perspective. METHODS Herein, we review several challenges for animal researchers interested in nicotine reduction as examples of how this perspective dictates new approaches to animal research. These include defining the threshold nicotine dose for maintaining self-administration, evaluating the differential impact of various implementation strategies, assessing the factors that could interact with nicotine to alter the reinforcement threshold, describing the role of cues in maintaining low dose nicotine self-administration, and examining individual differences in response to nicotine reduction. CONCLUSIONS Researchers who study tobacco using animal models have the opportunity to play a central role in the regulatory science of tobacco and conduct studies that directly inform policy decisions that could impact the lives of millions.
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- Eric C Donny
- Department of Psychology, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Jardin BF, Carpenter MJ. Predictors of quit attempts and abstinence among smokers not currently interested in quitting. Nicotine Tob Res 2012; 14:1197-204. [PMID: 22387995 PMCID: PMC3457712 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rates of quitting smoking remain stagnant, and thus it is becoming increasingly important to identify determinants of successful quitting behavior. The primary purpose of the current study was to examine predictors of quit attempts and 7-day point prevalence abstinence in a large nationally based sample. The study population consisted exclusively of smokers with minimal interest in quitting in the immediate future, for whom the need to identify facilitating factors of cessation is highly significant. METHODS Participants consisted of 849 smokers participating in a nationwide population-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) to promote quit attempts and cessation; all participants were not currently interested in cessation. RESULTS After adjusting for treatment group, and using a multivariate logistic approach, a combination of motivational and self-efficacy variables consistently predicted quit attempts, regardless of how quit attempts were defined (i.e., any self-defined vs. 24 hr). Additionally, a greater number of previous quit attempts significantly predicted making future quit attempts. In terms of achieving short-term abstinence, regardless of whether analyses were restricted to individuals who made prior quit attempts or not, self-efficacy emerged as the only significant consistent predictor. CONCLUSIONS Unlike previous studies, we did not find strong evidence suggesting unique predictors for making a quit attempt compared with achieving abstinence. Our findings demonstrate that even among smokers not currently interested in quitting, self-efficacy and motivation are key factors in the cessation process. Overall, the findings have important implications, as they highlight factors to target for future treatment.
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- Bianca F Jardin
- Cancer Prevention & Control, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 86 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Best friend's and family members’ smoking habits and parental divorce during childhood are associated with smoking in adulthood. NORDIC STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/v10199-012-0039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aims Smoking initiation during childhood or adolescence is strongly associated with friends’ smoking. Likewise, adverse living conditions increase the likelihood of future deviant behaviour. We examine whether smoking by a best friend and family members during school years as well as adverse childhood experiences are associated with smoking in adulthood. Data and Design We have analysed the responses of Finnish working-aged respondents in 1998 (N=25901) and 2003 (N=20773) to questions on the smoking status of friends and family members during school years as well as their answers on a six-item scale of childhood adversities. A case-control study design was used to compare current cigarette smokers (1998 and 2003) to non-smokers (1998 and 2003). Results If a best friend during school years was a smoker, the subject s odds ratio (OR) of being a smoker in adulthood was 4.43 among females and 3.91 among males compared to those with a non-smoking best friend in multivariate models adjusted for smoking by family members during school years and by six childhood adversities. These associations did not differ by age. Smoking in adulthood was associated with childhood adversities, most strongly with parental divorce or separation during the subjects’ school years. Conclusion Smoking by a best friend and parental divorce or separation during school years appears to be a strong factor of smoking in later life.
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Cremers HP, Mercken L, Oenema A, de Vries H. A web-based computer-tailored smoking prevention programme for primary school children: intervention design and study protocol. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:277. [PMID: 22490110 PMCID: PMC3372447 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the number of smokers has declined in the last decade, smoking is still a major health problem among youngsters and adolescents. For this reason, there is a need for effective smoking prevention programmes targeting primary school children. A web-based computer-tailored feedback programme may be an effective intervention to stimulate youngsters not to start smoking, and increase their knowledge about the adverse effects of smoking and their attitudes and self-efficacy regarding non-smoking. METHODS & DESIGN This paper describes the development and evaluation protocol of a web-based out-of-school smoking prevention programme for primary school children (age 10-13 years) entitled 'Fun without Smokes'. It is a transformation of a postal mailed intervention to a web-based intervention. Besides this transformation the effects of prompts will be examined. This web-based intervention will be evaluated in a 2-year cluster randomised controlled trial (c-RCT) with three study arms. An intervention and intervention + prompt condition will be evaluated for effects on smoking behaviour, compared with a no information control condition. Information about pupils' smoking status and other factors related to smoking will be obtained using a web-based questionnaire. After completing the questionnaire pupils in both intervention conditions will receive three computer-tailored feedback letters in their personal e-mail box. Attitudes, social influences and self-efficacy expectations will be the content of these personalised feedback letters. Pupils in the intervention + prompt condition will - in addition to the personalised feedback letters - receive e-mail and SMS messages prompting them to revisit the 'Fun without Smokes' website. The main outcome measures will be ever smoking and the utilisation of the 'Fun without Smokes' website. Measurements will be carried out at baseline, 12 months and 24 months of follow-up. DISCUSSION The present study protocol describes the purpose, intervention design and study protocol of 'Fun without Smokes'. Expectations are that pupils receiving tailored advice will be less likely to smoke after 24 months in contrast to pupils in the control condition. Furthermore, tailored feedback letters and prompting is expected to be more effective than providing tailored feedback letters only. TRIAL REGISTRATION Dutch Trial Register NTR3116.
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- Henricus-Paul Cremers
- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Beard E, Aveyard P, McNeill A, Michie S, Fidler JA, Brown J, West R. Mediation analysis of the association between use of NRT for smoking reduction and attempts to stop smoking. Psychol Health 2012; 27:1118-33. [PMID: 22583084 DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.685739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking reduction (SR) is linked to higher quit attempt rates than SR without NRT. This study aimed to assess the possible mediating roles of confidence in ability to quit, enjoyment of smoking and motivation to quit in this association. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Smokers were asked if they were currently attempting SR, and if they were, whether they were using NRT. Motivation to stop, enjoyment of smoking, confidence in ability to stop, and previous quit attempts, were also assessed. RESULTS There was no evidence that confidence in ability to quit or enjoyment of smoking mediated the association between the use of NRT for SR and attempts to quit. Only motivation to stop partially mediated between the use of NRT for SR and attempts to stop (indirect effect: odds ratio 1.08, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Although this study is limited by its cross-sectional design, the findings point towards the possibility that the use of NRT to aid SR may promote attempts to stop through increasing motivation to quit but not by increasing confidence or by reducing enjoyment of smoking. Longitudinal studies are required to draw firmer conclusions about the possible mediating effects of motivation to quit.
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- Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, UK.
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Nagelhout GE, de Vries H, Boudreau C, Allwright S, McNeill A, van den Putte B, Fong GT, Willemsen MC. Comparative impact of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation in three European countries. Eur J Public Health 2012; 22 Suppl 1:4-9. [PMID: 22294778 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the differential impact of comprehensive and partial smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation. This study aimed to examine the impact of comprehensive smoke-free workplace legislation in Ireland and England, and partial hospitality industry legislation in the Netherlands on quit attempts and quit success. METHODS Nationally representative samples of 2,219 adult smokers were interviewed in three countries as part of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Quit attempts and quit success were compared between period 1 (in which smoke-free legislation was implemented in Ireland and the Netherlands) and period 2 (in which smoke-free legislation was implemented in England). RESULTS In Ireland, significantly more smokers attempted to quit smoking in period 1 (50.5%) than in period 2 (36.4%) (p < 0.001). Percentages of quit attempts and quit success did not change significantly between periods in the Netherlands. English smokers were significantly more often successful in their quit attempt in period 2 (47.3%) than in period 1 (26.4%) (p = 0.011). In the first period there were more quit attempts in Ireland than in England and fewer in the Netherlands than in Ireland. Fewer smokers quitted successfully in the second period in both Ireland and the Netherlands than in England. CONCLUSION The comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Ireland and England may have had positive effects on quit attempts and quit success respectively. The partial smoke-free legislation in the Netherlands probably had no effect on quit attempts or quit success. Therefore, it is recommended that countries implement comprehensive smoke-free legislation.
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Nagelhout GE, de Vries H, Fong GT, Candel MJJM, Thrasher JF, van den Putte B, Thompson ME, Cummings KM, Willemsen MC. Pathways of change explaining the effect of smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation in The Netherlands. An application of the international tobacco control conceptual model. Nicotine Tob Res 2012; 14:1474-82. [PMID: 22491892 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study aims to test the pathways of change from individual exposure to smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation, as hypothesized in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Conceptual Model. METHODS A nationally representative sample of Dutch smokers aged 15 years and older was surveyed during 4 consecutive annual surveys. Of the 1,820 baseline smokers, 1,012 participated in the fourth survey. Structural Equation Modeling was employed to test a model of the effects of individual exposure to smoke-free legislation through policy-specific variables (support for smoke-free legislation and awareness of the harm of [secondhand] smoking) and psychosocial mediators (attitudes, subjective norm, self-efficacy, and intention to quit) on quit attempts and quit success. RESULTS The effect of individual exposure to smoke-free legislation on smoking cessation was mediated by 1 pathway via support for smoke-free legislation, attitudes about quitting, and intention to quit smoking. Exposure to smoke-free legislation also influenced awareness of the harm of (secondhand) smoking, which in turn influenced the subjective norm about quitting. However, only attitudes about quitting were significantly associated with intention to quit smoking, whereas subjective norm and self-efficacy for quitting were not. Intention to quit predicted quit attempts and quit success, and self-efficacy for quitting predicted quit success. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the ITC Conceptual Model, which hypothesized that policies influence smoking cessation through policy-specific variables and psychosocial mediators. Smoke-free legislation may increase smoking cessation, provided that it succeeds in influencing support for the legislation.
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- Gera E Nagelhout
- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Li J, Grigg M. Evidence of Declining Nicotine Dependency in New Callers to a National Quitline. J Smok Cessat 2012. [DOI: 10.1375/jsc.2.1.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AbstractObjective: To look for evidence of changing nicotine dependency self-reported by new callers to a national quitline in New Zealand between 2001 and 2005. Methods: Levels of self-reported nicotine dependence of new callers were compared across 5 years to determine changes over time. Results: Statistically significant decreases were found in all 3 measures of nicotine dependence over the 5-year period: time to first cigarette (7.9% decline for smoking within 30 minutes of waking), intensity of inhalation (36.8% decline for ‘heavy’ inhalation), and number of cigarettes per day (29.8% decline for 21+ cigarettes per day). Conclusions: The results showed the proportion of callers with high nicotine dependency remains large but decreased continuously during the 5-year period. A decline of highly nicotine dependent callers to the Quitline may indirectly suggest an increased proportion of hard-core smokers in the overall smoking population as this group tends to be less likely to consider quitting smoking. However, the results may also suggest that the overall smoking population was less nicotine dependent in 2005, than it was in 2001, or that the Quitline has become less appealing to heavily nicotine dependent smokers.
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