Effect of seeing tobacco use in films on trying smoking among adolescents: cross sectional study

Sargent, James D.; Beach, Michael L.; Dalton, Madeline A.; Mott, Leila A.; Tickle, Jennifer J.; Ahrens, Marty; Heatherton, Todd F.

doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7326.1394

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“…The perspectives, thus seen implies that knowledge related to tobacco use and its health impact in the present study was more in girls than boys which is again in constant with the finding reported by Mukherjee et al (2012) The youth is targeted by the tobacco industry effectively with the help of mass media by projecting smokers and tobacco chewers as trendy, sporty and super successful and thereby demonstrate tobacco consumption as a daily necessary routine (Chadda et al, 2002;Smith, 2006). The exposure to smoking in films is associated with the initiation of smoking has been reported in the United States both cross-sectionally (Sargent et al, 2001;Sargent et al, 2004) and prospectively (Dalton et al, 2003;Distefan et al, 2004). The attitude towards taking up the tobacco habit by seeing the film stars, sports personalities or any television advertisement was also assessed and it was found that boys showed double the chances of inculcating such habits than do the girls.…”

Section: 10129 Knowledge Attitude and Practice Of Tobacco Use And Osupporting

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tobacco Use and Its Impact on Oral Health Status of 12 and 15 Year-Old School Children of Chhattisgarh, India

Tiwari¹,

Megalamanegowdru²,

Gupta³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Tobacco is a leading preventable cause of deaths worldwide; the situation is particularly serious in the developing countries. Tobacco use amongst the children and adolescents is already a pandemic and they are vulnerable targets of tobacco industry. This is also the case in India. Objectives: 1) Document and monitor the prevalence of tobacco use including smoked, smokeless and other forms of tobacco; 2) Understand studentknowledge and attitudes related to tobacco use and its health impact; 3) Assess the impact of tobacco on the oral health status of school-going children in India. Materials and Methods: The sample was 1,500 school children of the age group 12-15 years age. A pretested, close ended questionnaire was administered in the form of extensive face to face interview to understand student knowledge, attitudes and behavior related to tobacco use and its health impact and to assess the prevalence of tobacco use including smoked, smokeless and other forms of tobacco. Oral health status was assessed using the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). Frequency distribution, Chi-square tests and Odd's ratio was calculated. Results: Prevalence of tobacco usage amongst the prevalence was 20.4%: 9.2% reported smoking, 15.8% used tobacco in the chewable form and 25.3% children were involved in consuming betel nut/areca nuts. The OR (Odd's ratio) for calculus formation was highest for guthka chewers (OR=14.322), paan masala chewers had the highest odds of developing bleeding on probing when compared to the others. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to launch school-based tobacco prevention programs for community awareness of children and the public, as preventing the initiation of a habit is far easier than stopping it.

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Section: 10129 Knowledge Attitude and Practice Of Tobacco Use And Osupporting

confidence: 79%

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tobacco Use and Its Impact on Oral Health Status of 12 and 15 Year-Old School Children of Chhattisgarh, India

Tiwari¹,

Megalamanegowdru²,

Gupta³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…40 After controlling for other known risk factors for smoking initiation, cross-sectional 24,44,[46][47][48][49] and longitudinal 45,50,51,52 studies have demonstrated a strong dose-response relationship between the amount of movie smoking to which adolescents are exposed and the likelihood that they will begin smoking ( Table 1).…”

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Smoking in the Movies Increases Adolescent Smoking: A Review

2005

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Objective. Despite voluntary restrictions prohibiting direct and indirect cigarette marketing to youth and paid product placement, tobacco use remains prevalent in movies. This article presents a systematic review of the evidence on the nature and effect of smoking in the movies on adolescents (and others). Methodology. We performed a comprehensive literature review. Results. We identified 40 studies. Smoking in the movies decreased from 1950 to ∼1990 and then increased rapidly. In 2002, smoking in movies was as common as it was in 1950. Movies rarely depict the negative health outcomes associated with smoking and contribute to increased perceptions of smoking prevalence and the benefits of smoking. Movie smoking is presented as adult behavior. Exposure to movie smoking makes viewers' attitudes and beliefs about smoking and smokers more favorable and has a dose-response relationship with adolescent smoking behavior. Parental restrictions on R-rated movies significantly reduces youth exposure to movie smoking and subsequent smoking uptake. Beginning in 2002, the total amount of smoking in movies was greater in youth-rated (G/PG/PG-13) films than adult-rated (R) films, significantly increasing adolescent exposure to movie smoking. Viewing antismoking advertisements before viewing movie smoking seems to blunt the stimulating effects of movie smoking on adolescent smoking. Conclusions. Strong empirical evidence indicates that smoking in movies increases adolescent smoking initiation. Amending the movie-rating system to rate movies containing smoking as “R” should reduce adolescent exposure to smoking and subsequent smoking.

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“…As in earlier studies of adolescents, 5,6,8,13,28 exposure to smoking in the movies was estimated by adding up the total number of smoking occurrences in the 60 movies each respondent reported having seen. Responses were then divided into quartiles of exposure to facilitate comparison with research done on adolescents.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Exposure to smoking in movies-Following the methods utilized by Sargent and colleagues [5][6][7]13 that demonstrated a dose-response relationship between exposure to smoking in movies and adolescent smoking, each respondent was presented with a list of 60 motion pictures selected at random from the top-grossing 500 movies released between 2000 and 2004. 27 Respondents were asked to indicate which films he or she had seen.…”

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confidence: 99%

Smoking in Movies and Increased Smoking Among Young Adults

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Ling

Neilands

et al. 2007

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Objective-This study assessed whether smoking in the movies was associated with smoking in young adults.Methods-A national web-enabled cross-sectional survey of 1528 young adults, aged 18-25, was performed between September and November 2005. Logistic regression and path analysis using probit regression were used to assess relationships between exposure to smoking in the movies and smoking behavior. Analysis was completed in December 2006.Results-Exposure to smoking in the movies predicted current smoking. The adjusted odds of current smoking increased by a factor of 1.21 for each quartile increase in exposure to smoking (p<0.01) in the movies, reaching 1.77 for the top exposure quartile. The unadjusted odds of established smoking (100+ cigarettes with current smoking) increased by 1.23 per quartile (p<0.001) of exposure, reaching 1.86 for the top quartile. This effect on established smoking was mediated by two factors related to smoking in the movies: positive expectations about smoking and exposure to friends and relatives who smoked, with positive expectations accounting for about two thirds of the effect. Conclusions-The association between smoking in the movies and young adult smoking behavior exhibited a dose-response relationship; the more a young adult was exposed to smoking in the movies, the more likely he or she would have smoked in the past 30 days or have become an established smoker.

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Effect of seeing tobacco use in films on trying smoking among adolescents: cross sectional study

Cited by 243 publications

References 22 publications

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tobacco Use and Its Impact on Oral Health Status of 12 and 15 Year-Old School Children of Chhattisgarh, India

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tobacco Use and Its Impact on Oral Health Status of 12 and 15 Year-Old School Children of Chhattisgarh, India

Smoking in the Movies Increases Adolescent Smoking: A Review

Smoking in Movies and Increased Smoking Among Young Adults

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