Adolescent smoking behavior - Measures of social norms
Adolescent smoking behavior - Measures of social norms
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DOI:
10.1016/s0749-3797(03)00116-8
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发表时间:
2003-08-01
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Forster, JL
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作者:
Eisenberg, ME;Forster, JL
Background: Relatively little research has focused on the social norms of teen smoking. This study examined social norms regarding adolescent smoking and their relationship with smoking behavior.Methods: Data were collected in 1998 as part of the follow-up for a randomized trial in 14 rural Minnesota communities. Four aspects of perceived social norms of smoking were measured, and students were classified as nonsmokers, daily smokers, past-Week smokers, or past-month smokers. Social norms were compared across four levels of smoking behavior, and multivariate models controlled for personal characteristics and family and peer smoking.Results: The sample comprised a total of 3128 girls and 3146 boys in grades 8 to 10. For all four measures, nonsmokers had the most antismoking perceptions of social norms around smoking (p