Social influences, and attitudes and beliefs associated with smoking among border Latino youth
Social influences, and attitudes and beliefs associated with smoking among border Latino youth
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1746-1561.2007.00190.x
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发表时间：
2007-04-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Ramirez, Amelie G.
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作者：
Chalela, Patricia;Velez, Luis F.;Ramirez, Amelie G.
背景：自20世纪90年代末以来，所有种族的青少年吸烟率都有所下降。然而，尽管最近有所下降，并采取了干预措施，但今天吸烟仍然是青年中的一个严重问题，四分之一的青少年在完成12年级时仍然是吸烟者。这一问题在拉丁美洲青年中尤为普遍，他们一生和过去30天的使用率最高。本研究的目的是探讨社会心理因素和吸烟行为的拉丁裔青年生活在沿着墨西哥-美国边境之间的关联。方法：2471初中和高中拉丁裔学生方便的样本进行了调查，在2000年秋季。Logistic回归分析被用来检查研究的危险因素和青年吸烟behaviors.Results之间的关联：最强的预测一生和过去30天的吸烟是同伴的影响，但是，该协会的强度更大，最近使用。也有差异的影响，家庭和态度和信仰之间的2 groups.CONCLUSIONS：这些差异需要考虑到指导发展量身定制的预防和控制干预措施，针对这一特定群体。这些努力应解决社会对吸烟的影响，特别是来自同龄人的影响;促进改变对吸烟的态度和信念;增加对尼古丁成瘾性质的了解;并提供年轻人抵抗吸烟的社会和环境压力所需的技能发展。要彻底杜绝向未成年人销售香烟的行为，需要采取严格的管制和执法措施。
BACKGROUND: Adolescent smoking rates have declined among all ethnic groups since the late 1990s. However, despite the recent declines and intervention efforts, today smoking remains a serious problem among youth, with a quarter of adolescents being current smokers by the time they complete 12th grade. This problem is particularly prevalent among Latino youth, who have among the highest rates of lifetime and past-30-day use. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between psychosocial factors and the smoking behavior of Latino youth living along the Mexico-US border.METHODS: A convenient sample of 2471 middle and high school Latino students was surveyed in fall 2000. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between study risk factors and youth smoking behavior.RESULTS: The strongest predictor of lifetime and past-30-day smoking was peer influence; however, the strength of the association was greater with recent use. There were also differences in the influence of family and attitudes and beliefs between the 2 groups.CONCLUSIONS: These differences need to be taken into consideration to guide development of tailored prevention and control interventions aimed at this specific group. These efforts should address social influences to smoke, particularly those from peers; promote changes in attitudes and beliefs toward smoking; increase understanding of the addictive nature of nicotine; and provide development of skills young people need to resist social and environmental pressures to smoke. Strict control and enforcement measures are needed to completely eliminate the sale of cigarettes to minors.