Adolescent Social Networks: General and Smoking-Specific Characteristics Associated With Smoking
Adolescent Social Networks: General and Smoking-Specific Characteristics Associated With Smoking
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DOI：
10.15288/jsad.2015.76.247
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发表时间：
2015-03-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Colby, Suzanne M.
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作者：
Roberts, Megan E.;Nargiso, Jessica E.;Colby, Suzanne M.
目的：多项研究表明，青少年的吸烟行为受到其社会网络的特征及其所促进的社会过程的强烈影响。这项研究的主要目的是对青少年吸烟者和不吸烟者的社会网络进行详细的比较，以确定哪些方面与吸烟状况关系最大。第二个目标是进行组内分析，以检查特定行为的社会支持的关键指标与(A)不吸烟者的吸烟易感性和(B)吸烟者戒烟意愿之间的关系。方法：对190名青少年吸烟者和非吸烟者(年龄16.8岁，51%为女性)进行配对，完成问卷调查，提名并报告生活中最重要的10个人。这一措施使我们能够检查青少年的整体网络(包括同伴和家庭)，并调查许多方面，包括一般网络特征(例如，网络规模、与网络成员的平均接触)、社会支持(例如，网络中人的重要性)以及网络中吸烟的普遍性(例如，吸烟同伴的百分比)。结果：吸烟在青少年社会网络中的渗透性是吸烟者与非吸烟者的最强区分。此外，特定于行为的社会支持与非吸烟者开始吸烟的易感性和吸烟者戒烟的意愿密切相关。结论：这项研究通过展示社交网络如何促进和降低吸烟风险，为预防和早期干预的潜在目标提供了洞察。
Objective: Converging lines of research suggest that adolescents' smoking behaviors are strongly influenced by the characteristics of their social network and the social processes their network facilitates. The primary goal of this study was to conduct a detailed comparison of the social networks of adolescent smokers and nonsmokers to determine what aspects relate the most to smoking status. A secondary goal was to conduct within-group analyses to examine relationships between key measures of behavior-specific social support and (a) smoking susceptibility among nonsmokers, and (b) readiness to quit smoking among smokers. Method: A matched sample of 190 adolescent smokers and nonsmokers (M-age = 16.8 years; 51% female) completed a questionnaire in which they nominated and reported on up to 10 important people in their lives. This measure allowed us to examine adolescents' overall networks (both peers and family) and to investigate numerous aspects, including general network characteristics (e.g., size of network, average contact with network members), social support (e.g., importance of people in the network), and the pervasiveness of smoking in the network (e.g., percentage of smoking peers). Results: The pervasiveness of smoking in adolescents' social network was the strongest distinguisher of smokers versus nonsmokers. In addition, behavior-specific social support was strongly associated with susceptibility to initiate smoking among nonsmokers and readiness to quit among smokers. Conclusions: This research offers insight into potential targets for prevention and early intervention by demonstrating how social networks can both promote and attenuate risk for smoking.