Optimistic bias in adolescent and adult smokers and nonsmokers
Optimistic bias in adolescent and adult smokers and nonsmokers
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DOI：
10.1016/s0306-4603(99)00072-6
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发表时间：
2000-07-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Arnett, JJ
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作者：
Arnett, JJ
在200名青少年（12-17岁）和203名成年人（30-50岁）中检查了关于吸烟风险的乐观偏见。绝大多数青少年和成年吸烟者和不吸烟者都认为吸烟会上瘾，并导致“大多数人”吸烟者死亡。然而，就个人而言，青少年和成年吸烟者比不吸烟者更有可能怀疑他们会死于吸烟，即使他们吸烟30或40年。此外，60%的青少年和48%的成年吸烟者认为，如果他们愿意，他们“可以吸烟几年，然后戒烟”，这一数字远远高于非吸烟者。因此，青少年和成年吸烟者似乎都对吸烟的风险持乐观的偏见，尤其是青少年，特别是关于成瘾。吸烟预防计划的影响进行了讨论。(C)2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Optimistic biases regarding the risks of smoking were examined among 200 adolescents (aged 12-17) and 203 adults (aged 30-50). Strong majorities of adolescent and adult smokers and nonsmokers agreed that smoking is addictive and causes death for "most people" who smoke. However, for themselves personally, adolescent and adult smokers were more likely than nonsmokers to doubt that they would die from smoking even if they smoked for 30 or 40 years. Furthermore, 60% of adolescent and 48% of adult smokers believed that they ''could smoke for a few years and then quit" if they wished, figures far higher than for nonsmokers. Thus an optimistic bias regarding smoking risks appears to be held by both adolescent and adult smokers, especially by adolescents and especially regarding addiction. Implications for smoking prevention programs are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.