Patterns of cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among children and adolescents

Brownson, Ross C.; DiLorenzo, Thomas M.; Tuinen, Mark Van; Finger, William W.

doi:10.1016/0091-7435(90)90018-f

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“…In a study of fifth, eighth, and 12th grade students in Missouri, Brownson, DiLorenzo, Van Tuinen, and Finger (1990), found a smaller difference between users and non-users in overall knowledge of smokeless tobacco health risk, but a significant difference similar to what we found in the belief that smokeless tobacco was safer than cigarettes. National data from the Teenage Attitudes and Practices Survey (TAPS) did not show a lack of health risk knowledge in users (Tomar & Giovino, 1998).…”

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Correlates of youth smokeless tobacco use

Goebel

Crespo

Abraham

et al. 2000

CNTR

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The objectives of this study are to identify knowledge and attitude variables that correlate with smokeless tobacco use and how youth users and non-users differ in their attitudes and knowledge about smokeless tobacco. A randomized cluster sample of 1834 total fifth, eighth, and 11th grade students in West Virginia public schools during the 1996-1997 school year were surveyed on smokeless tobacco knowledge, attitudes and practices. Data from 648 male non-users and 160 male monthly and daily users of smokeless tobacco were compared using chi 2 and two-tailed t-tests. Logistic regression analysis of survey variables revealed the following correlates of smokeless tobacco use: having a family member not living in the home who uses, having a friend who uses, playing football, having tried cigarettes, and having parents who would permit use at home. Important differences exist in knowledge and attitudes regarding smokeless tobacco between users and non-users in fifth, eighth, and 11th grade West Virginia public schools. Correlates of smokeless tobacco use are identified which can be used to target prevention programs.

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confidence: 78%

Correlates of youth smokeless tobacco use

Goebel

Crespo

Abraham

et al. 2000

CNTR

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“…Sarvela, Cronk, and Isberner (1997) compared rural and urban youth's cigarette-smoking behavior, using the Monitoring the Future data and found that rural EAs smoke the most and that urban AA students smoke the least. However, other studies found little difference in cigarette-smoking prevalence and onset as a function of community size (Brownson, DiLorenzo, Van Tuinen, & Finger, 1990;Scheer, Borden, & Donnermeyer, 2000). To understand the potential influence of demographic factors, including community size, we segmented the focus groups by race/ethnicity, gender, and region (e.g., rural and urban communities) to investigate our research questions.…”

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Adolescents' Perceptions of Smoking and Stress Reduction

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Monahan

Rhodes

et al. 2008

Health Educ Behav

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The present study examined how adolescents perceive the relationship between smoking and stress and where they learn that smoking cigarettes may be an effective stress-reduction mechanism. Eight focus groups were conducted with low-income African American and European American 14- to 16-year-olds in urban and rural locations, in which they suggested that the primary reasons why they smoked-namely, as a coping mechanism (to calm nerves), for social acceptance, and because of environmental influences. Family issues, boyfriend/girlfriend problems, and school were common stressors. Although participants overwhelmingly believed that people smoke to reduce their stress, a few believed that cigarettes do not actually reduce stress. When asked for examples of smoking in popular media, teens predominantly generated examples of individuals smoking to reduce stress. Ethnic and gender differences were found among the types of media in which they had seen smoking, their opinions of anti-smoking messages, and the media's perceived influence.

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“…Smoking is usually considered a greater problem for whites than for blacks (Brownson et al, 1990;Sterling & Weinkam, 1989). However, in the CHIC study, more black than white children had at least one parent who currently reported smoking, 60.5% and 54.0%, respectively.…”

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Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Program and Policy Implications

Harrell

Frauman

1994

Public Health Nursing

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; it is also a major factor in rising health care costs. Risk factors for the disease are present in childhood, at the time when lifelong health habits are forming. Thus, strategies for improving the cardiovascular health of children through programs and policy may be expected to have a maximum effect. The cardiovascular health in children study identified the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in 2209 children age 8 to 11 years, attending 21 rural and urban public schools in North Carolina. Schools were randomly selected from three regions of the state (coastal, piedmont, mountain) in which the frequency of cardiovascular disease differs. Initial results of the study demonstrate the use of such findings in formulating health policy and in designing intervention programs.

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Patterns of cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among children and adolescents

Cited by 45 publications

References 23 publications

Correlates of youth smokeless tobacco use

Correlates of youth smokeless tobacco use

Adolescents' Perceptions of Smoking and Stress Reduction

Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Children: Program and Policy Implications

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