Flavoured cigarettes, sensation seeking and adolescents’ perceptions of cigarette brands

Manning, Kenneth C.; Kelly, Kathleen; Comello, Maria Leonora G.

doi:10.1136/tc.2009.029454

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“…[64][65][66] These communities require dedicated resources and more intensive tobacco control efforts. 48,49 Tobacco use initiation and progression to dependence are more common with use of the flavored products. Menthol flavoring is particularly hazardous to children.…”

Section: Tobaccomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…46,47 Flavoring agents increase the appeal of tobacco products to youth. 48,49 The tobacco industry is currently exploiting the looser regulation on noncigarette tobacco products to market fruit-and candy-flavored cigars, small cigars, and electronic nicotine delivery systems. Flavoring agents with local anesthetic properties, such as menthol, decrease the natural sensation of harshness of the tobacco smoke and make it easier to inhale the smoke deeply.…”

Section: Figurementioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Policy to Protect Children From Tobacco, Nicotine, and Tobacco Smoke

Farber¹,

Nelson²,

Groner³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

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Tobacco use and tobacco smoke exposure are among the most important health threats to children, adolescents, and adults. There is no safe level of tobacco smoke exposure. The developing brains of children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the development of tobacco and nicotine dependence. Tobacco is unique among consumer products in that it causes disease and death when used exactly as intended. Tobacco continues to be heavily promoted to children and young adults. Flavored and alternative tobacco products, including little cigars, chewing tobacco, and electronic nicotine delivery systems are gaining popularity among youth. This statement describes important evidence-based public policy actions that, when implemented, will reduce tobacco product use and tobacco smoke exposure among youth and, by doing so, improve the health of children and young adults.

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Section: Tobaccomentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Figurementioning

confidence: 99%

Public Policy to Protect Children From Tobacco, Nicotine, and Tobacco Smoke

Farber¹,

Nelson²,

Groner³

et al. 2015

Pediatrics

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“…Since the positive reinforcement expectancies scale is mainly focused on taste and sensory stimulation, our prediction is in accordance with the observation that sensation seeking is associated with stronger preference of unusual and intense taste and sensory stimulation ( Terasaki & Imada, 1988, Zuckerman, 1994. Even a simple experimental manipulation about a new cigarette fl avor increased the intention to try a new brand among high (but not low) sensation seeker adolescents ( Manning, Kelly & Comello, 2009 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Smoking outcome expectancies mediate the association between sensation seeking, peer smoking, and smoking among young adolescents

Urbán

2009

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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Background: Sensation seeking is a strong correlate of smoking among adolescents, yet the research on mediators of this association is not well established. The proposed model of the present study includes antecedent variables (sensation seeking), mediators (perceived peer smoking, outcome expectancies including negative consequences, positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and appetite-and-weight control), and one outcome variable (smoking cigarettes during the past 30 days).Methods: Self-reported data obtained from Hungarian highschool students (ninth grade, N = 2,565, mean age 15.3 years, SD = 0.56) were analyzed with structural equation modeling. Before testing of the main model, the construct validity of mediators (outcome expectancy scales) was supported with confi rmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling. The fi nal model was tested with structural equation modeling, and the goodness-of-fi t indices and the proportion of direct and indirect effects were analyzed.Results: Our mediational model had an excellent model fi t, and this study supported both the proposed sensation seeking → positive and negative reinforcement → smoking behavior pathways and sensation seeking → perceived peer smoking → positive and negative reinforcement → smoking behavior pathways. The total indirect effect explains 76% of sensation seeking and smoking association. Results support the notion that positive and negative reinforcement expectancies mediate between sensation seeking and smoking. Discussion:Results support the notion that perceived peer smoking, positive and negative reinforcement expectancies mediate between sensation seeking and smoking.

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“…First, adolescents who are high sensation seeking may be drawn to both substances. Sensation seeking in adolescents is associated with marijuana (Brook, Zhang, & Brook, 2011) and flavored cigarette use, including menthol (Manning, Kelly, & Comello, 2009). Second, cigarette and marijuana smoking employ similar drug delivery methods and may even potentially reinforce the use of the two substances (Simon, Sussman, & Dent, 1993).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%