Differences in risk-taking propensity across inner-city adolescent ever- and never-smokers
Differences in risk-taking propensity across inner-city adolescent ever- and never-smokers
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DOI：
10.1080/14622200412331328484
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发表时间：
2005-02-01
影响因子：
4.7
通讯作者：
Moolchan, ET
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作者：
Lejuez, CW;Aklin, WM;Moolchan, ET
由于青少年吸烟是一个重大的公共卫生问题，潜在的价值在于了解和确定区分曾经吸烟者和从不吸烟者的心理因素。为此，我们研究了由气球固定风险任务测量的冒险倾向与吸烟之间的关系（即，在125名主要是非洲裔美国高中青少年的样本中，吸烟（即使是一口烟）与从不吸烟（M=15.1，SD=1.5）。结果表明，曾经吸烟者和从不吸烟者的风险承担倾向不同，进一步的风险承担倾向与吸烟状况以上，超越人口统计学变量和自我报告的冲动感觉寻求的措施。我们讨论了这些结果的潜在效用的多方法评估方法（即，自我报告措施和行为任务），以确定青少年的风险承担能力和参与吸烟和其他风险承担行为。
Because adolescent smoking is a significant public health concern, potential value lies in understanding and identifying the psychological factors that distinguish ever- and never-smokers. To that end, we examined the relationship between risk-taking propensity as measured by the Balloon Analogue Risk Task and ever-smoking (i.e., even one puff) versus never-smoking in a sample of 125 predominantly African American high-school adolescents (M=15.1, SD=1.5). Results indicated that ever-smokers and never-smokers differed on risk-taking propensity; further risk-taking propensity was related to smoking status above and beyond both demographic variables and a measure of self-reported impulsive sensation seeking. We discuss these results in relation to the potential utility of a multimethod assessment approach (i.e., self-report measures and behavioral tasks) to identify adolescents' risk-taking susceptibilities and engagement in smoking and other risk-taking behaviors.