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Feng Z, Tan CS, Lee JK. Determinants of Hardcore Smoking in a MULTI-ETHNIC Study of Cigarette Smokers in Singapore. J Psychoactive Drugs 2024; 56:146-156. [PMID: 36373829 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2022.2143457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Smokers who are resistant to quitting are not well studied in Asia, particularly in multi-ethnic populations. We compared the characteristics of hardcore smokers in Singapore, a multi-ethnic Asian population, with other daily smokers, and investigated the role of ethnicity as an effect modifier on identified determinants, including cigarette flavor preferences, using cross-sectional data from Singapore Smokers' Survey (n = 1,501). Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the association. 22.8% of adult daily smokers were hardcore smokers. Novel findings on hardcore smokers' preference for regular flavored cigarettes (AOR = 1.54; 95%CI: 1.14, 2.07) suggest there is room for interventions among hardcore smokers through regulation of cigarette flavors and nicotine content. Although ethnicity was not a significant factor, it was an effect modifier with peers' disapproval of smoking (p-value for interaction = 0.024), significantly lowering odds of Malays being hardcore smokers (stratified odds ratio, AOR stratified, Malay = 0.35; CI: 0.17, 0.71), but not Chinese (AOR stratified, Chinese = 1.27; CI: 0.70, 2.42) and Indian smokers (AOR stratified, Indian = 0.62; CI: 0.18, 2.28), suggesting that smoking cessation policies utilizing social norm change strategies may be more effective when tailored to the differing roles of peer norms among different ethnic groups, in Singapore and other multi-ethnic Asian populations.
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- Zilu Feng
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
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Del Pino HE, Harawa NT, Shoptaw SJ, Schrode K, Karlamangla A. Drug Use, Family Support, and Depressive Symptoms Among Latinx Sexual Minority Men: A Longitudinal Analysis. AIDS Behav 2023; 27:3844-3851. [PMID: 37306844 PMCID: PMC10598152 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04098-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Family rejection has negative health consequences for Latinx sexual minority men (LSMM). However, LSMM often reconcile with their families, a phenomenon cross-sectional studies miss. We analyzed longitudinal data from the Healthy Young Men's Study in Los Angeles. We used individual fixed-effects Poisson regression to model changes over time in the associations among family support, drug use, and depressive symptoms. We found that (1) the initiation of drug use was associated with a 7.2% (Ratio=1.072, 95% CI 1.006 - 1.142, p = 0.03) increase in family support among LSMM who reported high depressive symptoms (depression subscale T-score ≥ 63) in at least one data wave; (2) a 1-unit increase in family support was associated with a 4.7% (RR = ;0.953, 95% CI 0.931 - 0.976, p < 0.001) decrease in the probability of high depressive symptoms; and (3) no significant association between a change in drug use and a change in high depressive symptoms. Over time, LSMM appear to benefit from the health effects of family support associated with Latinx family structures.
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- Homero E Del Pino
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E. 120th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA.
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Los Angeles, CA, 90073, USA.
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E. 120th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E. 120th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Del Pino HE, Rojas E, Dācus JD, Durán P, Martínez AJ, Hernández JA, Ayala G, Zea MC, Schrode K, Harawa NT. Would the Siblings of Latinx Men Who Have Sex With Men Encourage Their Brothers to Use PrEP? Findings From a Feasibility and Acceptability Study. AIDS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AIDS EDUCATION 2023; 35:390-405. [PMID: 37843908 DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2023.35.5.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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We explored whether siblings can be engaged in PrEP promotion. We used the Information-Motivation-Behavior model to develop and conduct surveys and dyadic interviews with Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM) and their siblings (n = 31) and three sibling-only focus groups (n = 20). For LMSM, only n = 14 (45%) agreed they would benefit from taking PrEP, yet n = 22 (71%) would take PrEP to make their sibling worry less about them, and n = 23 (74%) requested a PrEP referral. For siblings, n = 20 (65%) believed PrEP would benefit their brother, and n = 19 (95%) in the focus groups said they would take PrEP to help their brother get started. Qualitative results include (1) siblings' support for PrEP use, (2) explicit conversations about sex were not necessary for discussing sexual health, and (3) siblings wanted to understand what they could do to encourage their brother to consider PrEP. We conclude siblings can be engaged in PrEP promotion.
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- Homero E Del Pino
- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center), Los Angeles, California
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- St. John's Community Health, Los Angeles, California
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- The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Alameda County Public Health Department, San Leandro, California
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
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- Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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DeLay D, Shen M, Cook RE, Zhao S, Logis H, French DC. Peers influence the tobacco and alcohol use of Chinese adolescents. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 2023; 33:591-602. [PMID: 36625141 DOI: 10.1111/jora.12828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This two-wave longitudinal study examined peer selection and influence pertaining to tobacco and alcohol use by adolescents and their friends in a sample of 854 Chinese adolescents (384 girls: mean age = 13.33 years). Participants nominated friends and self-reported their tobacco and alcohol use at seventh and again at eighth grade. Longitudinal social network analyses revealed evidence of friend influence but not selection over smoking and drinking. Boys increased their levels of smoking at rates greater than that of girls, but no sex moderation of either selection or influence was found. In interpreting these results, it is important to understand the gender norms for Chinese boys and girls and the cultural context of tobacco and alcohol use.
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- Dawn DeLay
- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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- California State University, San Bernardino, California, USA
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- National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Nian Q, Hardesty JJ, Cohen JE, Xie X, Kennedy RD. Perceived effectiveness of four different cigarette health warning label themes among a sample of urban smokers and non-smokers in China. Tob Control 2023; 32:205-210. [PMID: 34400570 PMCID: PMC9985749 DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study, conducted in China, evaluated the effectiveness of four different themes of health warning labels (HWLs) that used both text and pictures: (1) self-harm from using cigarettes, (2) harming family or children with secondhand smoke, (3) reinforcing compliance with existing smoke-free policies and (4) anticigarette gift giving practices. METHODS A cross-sectional randomised experimental survey was conducted among 3247 adult (aged 18+ years) participants in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen in 2017, using quotas for age group, gender and smoking status. Participants were randomly assigned to one of the four HWL themes. Each participant viewed eight HWLs and rated how effective these themed-labels were in terms of credibility, raising awareness of health harms of smoking on family and children, improving compliance with public smoking bans, stopping the practice of gifting cigarettes, thinking about quitting and preventing smoking using a 10-point scale, with 10 being most effective. Analysis of variance and independent t-tests were used to analyse these data. FINDINGS All four HWL themes performed well for each outcome with average ratings >6.5. Harming family or children with secondhand smoke was the theme that received the highest ratings for each outcome, with credibility (8.0, 95% CI 7.86 to 8.09) and prevention of smoking (8.8, 95% CI 8.63 to 8.91) outcomes being significantly higher (p<0.05). Overall, analysis of ratings by gender, income and education did not impact outcomes. CONCLUSION All four HWL themes tested could be effective in China; the theme of secondhand smoke harming family or children may be a particularly credible/effective theme.
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- Qinghua Nian
- Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Global Tobacco Control, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Khan MSR, Putthinun P, Watanapongvanich S, Yuktadatta P, Uddin MA, Kadoya Y. Do Financial Literacy and Financial Education Influence Smoking Behavior in the United States? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:2579. [PMID: 33806645 PMCID: PMC7967511 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Smoking is still a serious economic, health, and social problem despite various efforts to curb its prevalence. We examined the influence of financial literacy and financial education on the smoking behavior in the United States in terms of the use of rational decision-making abilities to reduce irrational behavior. We hypothesized that financial literacy and financial education, as proxies for rational decision making, would reduce the likelihood of smoking. We used data from the Preference Parameters Study (PPS) of Osaka University conducted in the United States in 2010 and applied probit regression models to test our hypothesis on a sample of 3831 individuals. We found that financially literate people are less likely to be smokers, though we found no clear role of financial education in reducing the likelihood of smoking. Further, respondents' gender, age, unemployment status, and risky health behaviors such as drinking and gambling, have a significantly positive association with smoking, while marital status, university degree, family size, household income, household assets, physical exercise, and level of happiness have a significantly negative association. Our findings suggest that financial literacy, as an instrument encouraging rational decision making, could be a tool to help reduce smoking in the United States.
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- Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan
- School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8525, Japan; (P.P.); (S.W.); (P.Y.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8525, Japan; (P.P.); (S.W.); (P.Y.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8525, Japan; (P.P.); (S.W.); (P.Y.); (Y.K.)
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- School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8525, Japan; (P.P.); (S.W.); (P.Y.); (Y.K.)
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- Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8529, Japan;
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- School of Economics, Hiroshima University, 1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8525, Japan; (P.P.); (S.W.); (P.Y.); (Y.K.)
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Hemphill SA, Kotevski A, Herrenkohl TI, Smith R, Toumbourou JW, Catalano RF. Does school suspension affect subsequent youth nonviolent antisocial behavior? A longitudinal study of students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020; 65:236-249. [PMID: 24860192 DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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School suspension has been not only associated with negative behaviours but is predictive of future poor outcomes. The current study investigates a) whether school suspension is a unique predictor of youth nonviolent antisocial behaviour (NVAB) relative to other established predictors, and b) whether the predictors of NVAB are similar in Australia and the United States (U.S.). The data analysed here draws on two state-wide representative samples of Grade 7 and 9 students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, U.S., resurveyed at 12-month follow-up (N = 3,677, 99% retention). School suspension did not uniquely predict NVAB in the final model. The predictors of NVAB, similar across states, included previous student NVAB; current alcohol and tobacco use; poor family management; association with antisocial friends; and low commitment to school. An implication of the findings is that U.S. evidence-based prevention programs targeting the influences investigated here could be trialled in Australia.
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- Sheryl A Hemphill
- School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia ; Centre for Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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- Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3 Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115
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- Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, and The University of Melbourne's Department of Paediatrics, 2 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 1 Gheringap Street, Geelong, Victoria, 3216, Australia and Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 2 Gatehouse Street, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3 Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115
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Tregobov N, Poureslami I, Shum J, Aran N, McMillan A, FitzGerald JM. Assessing factors influencing smoking and smoking cessation within Chinese communities in the Greater Vancouver Area: A qualitative exploratory study. Tob Prev Cessat 2020; 6:57. [PMID: 33163703 PMCID: PMC7643582 DOI: 10.18332/tpc/126631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of smoking is high within Chinese-Canadian communities and there is a lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate smoking cessation resources and services. We aimed to ascertain factors affecting smoking and smoking cessation from the perspectives of current smokers and key informants. METHODS As part of a multistage mixed-methods study taking place from January 2013 to June 2014, a qualitative exploratory study design was conducted applying a community-based participatory research approach. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with adult (aged ≥19 years) Chinese-Canadian current smokers (≥5 cigarettes per day for the past 30 days) and interviews were held with key informants in Vancouver, Canada. A constant comparison method was applied to code data, and an inductive approach was used to identify emergent themes. RESULTS In all, 35 smokers from the target communities (11 female, 24 male) participated in 4 focus group sessions and 17 key informants (14 female, 3 male) were individually interviewed. Internal and external factors influencing smoking onset, continuation, and cessation from the perspectives of smokers and key informants were identified. Male smokers thought that the most influential factor influencing smoking initiation was social pressure, while female smokers thought that it was stress. Female smokers reported refraining from seeking cessation assistance due to a perceived negative image of female smokers within the community. Both key informants and participants indicated that involving friends and family in the quitting process may help to motivate smokers. CONCLUSIONS Smokers from Chinese-Canadian communities may benefit from linguistically appropriate and culturally relevant smoking cessation interventions that consider prevailing attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs. The knowledge gained may inform the development of future smoking cessation programs and resources for the target community, while our approach may be applicable to other ethnocultural or immigrant communities.
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- Noah Tregobov
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Heart and Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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Tomczyk Ł, Wąsiński A. Risk Behaviors among Youths in a Two-Aspect Approach: Using Psychoactive Substances and Problematic Using of Internet. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2020.1805839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Yu NN, Zhu X. Affordable care encourages healthy living: Theory and evidence from China's new cooperative medical scheme. HEALTH ECONOMICS 2018; 27:2051-2066. [PMID: 30126021 DOI: 10.1002/hec.3820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In developing a theory of medical insurance and health behavior with bequest motive, we discover that whether ex ante moral hazard or the opposite occurs hinges upon the differential effects of health behavior on morbidity and mortality. Providing insurance can encourage healthy living by making longevity more affordable. We test the theory utilizing a unique experiment of China introducing the new cooperative medical scheme, unique in its long-term credibility necessary for our proposed channel. This scheme reduced cigarette use by around 9%. Further empirical analysis failed to falsify our theory or the alternative mechanism of health insurance reducing stress and thus the demand for cigarettes and hard liquor. Both newly proposed mechanisms alleviate concerns over ex ante moral hazard caused by providing affordable care for the poor.
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- Ning Neil Yu
- School of Economics, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing, China
- Rural Education Action Program, Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford, California
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- Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Van Hurck MM, Nuyts PAW, Monshouwer K, Kunst AE, Kuipers MAG. Impact of removing point-of-sale tobacco displays on smoking behaviour among adolescents in Europe: a quasi-experimental study. Tob Control 2018; 28:401-408. [PMID: 30030407 DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of European countries implemented a point-of-sale (PoS) display ban on tobacco products. This study assessed the association between PoS display bans in Europe and adolescent smoking and perceived accessibility of tobacco, 2-6 years after PoS display ban implementation. METHODS In a quasi-experimental design, we compared individuals in countries that did and countries that did not implement a PoS display ban, before and after implementation. We used repeated cross-sectional data of 174 878 15-year-old and 16-year-old adolescents from 25 countries from the 2007, 2011 and 2015 European Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs surveys. Multilevel logistic regression models examined smoking behaviour (regular smoking vs other) and perceived access (easy vs difficult) as a function of display ban implementation and controlled for survey year, gender, parental education and implementation of other tobacco control policies. Interaction with gender was tested. RESULTS The implementation of a PoS display ban was associated with a 15% larger drop in the odds of regular smoking (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.79 to 0.91), but was not significantly associated with perceived accessibility of tobacco (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.892 to 1.03). Associations were similar in males and females (cross-level interactions of gender with display ban were not statistically significant for either outcome). CONCLUSION The implementation of PoS display bans in Europe was associated with a stronger decrease in regular smoking among adolescents. This decrease does not appear to be driven by a decreasing accessibility of tobacco, but might be caused by further de-normalisation of tobacco as a result of PoS display bans.
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- Maureen M Van Hurck
- Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Foulkes L, Blakemore SJ. Studying individual differences in human adolescent brain development. Nat Neurosci 2018; 21:315-323. [PMID: 29403031 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adolescence is a period of social, psychological and biological development. During adolescence, relationships with others become more complex, peer relationships are paramount and social cognition develops substantially. These psychosocial changes are paralleled by structural and functional changes in the brain. Existing research in adolescent neurocognitive development has focused largely on averages, but this obscures meaningful individual variation in development. In this Perspective, we propose that the field should now move toward studying individual differences. We start by discussing individual variation in structural and functional brain development. To illustrate the importance of considering individual differences in development, we consider three sources of variation that contribute to neurocognitive processing: socioeconomic status, culture and peer environment. To assess individual differences in neurodevelopmental trajectories, large-scale longitudinal datasets are required. Future developmental neuroimaging studies should attempt to characterize individual differences to move toward a more nuanced understanding of neurocognitive changes during adolescence.
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- Lucy Foulkes
- UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, UK.,Department of Education, University of York, York, UK
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The current longitudinal study examined whether the personality vulnerabilities of self-criticism and dependency prospectively predicted stress generation in Chinese adolescents. Participants included 1,116 adolescents (588 girls and 528 boys), aged 15 to 18 years from rural, urban and ultra-urban mainland China. Participants completed self-report measures of personality, depressive and anxious symptoms and participated in a clinical interview assessing lifetime history of depression. The occurrence of negative life events was measured using a contextual-threat interview every 6-months for a total period of 18-months. Logistic regression analyses showed that after controlling for past depressive episodes and current depressive and anxious symptoms, self-criticism was prospectively associated with the occurrence of interpersonal stress generation, but not noninterpersonal stress generation. Dependency also predicted interpersonal stress generation, although only in girls and not boys. In line with previous Western findings, girls reported more interpersonal stress generation. Analyses across 3 levels of urbanization revealed several significant differences including higher reported interpersonal stress generation in urban girls than urban boys and overall higher levels of negative life events in ultra-urban youth. In sum, findings from the current study suggest that the stress generation process may be generalizable to Chinese youth.
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Björkqvist K, Båtman A, Aman-Back S. Adolescents' Use of Tobacco and Alcohol: Correlations with Habits of Parents and Friends. Psychol Rep 2016; 95:418-20. [PMID: 15587201 DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.2.418-420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Correlations for use of tobacco and alcohol of a Finnish sample of 321 adolescents (164 boys, 157 girls; age range 12–16 years) and those of their mothers, fathers, and best friends showed adolescents' use of both tobacco and alcohol correlated more with use by their friends than with parental use. The r for tobacco smoking was higher with maternal than with paternal smoking.
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Green KM, Johnson RM, Milam AJ, Furr-Holden D, Ialongo NS, Reboussin BA. Racial differences and the role of neighborhood in the sequencing of marijuana and tobacco initiation among urban youth. Subst Abus 2016; 37:507-510. [PMID: 27092865 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2016.1178680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND With patterns of initiation of tobacco and marijuana changing, there is increasing evidence that marijuana use may serve as an antecedent to tobacco use among adolescents. However, studies have not fully characterized the prevalence of these patterns among vulnerable youth and have rarely examined the factors that predict the sequencing of onset of tobacco and marijuana use. METHODS Utilizing longitudinal data from a sample of urban youth followed from age 6 to age 18, the authors identify the sequencing of initiation of tobacco and marijuana and test whether race and 5 neighborhood factors (i.e., perceived disorder, drug activity, drug access, exposure to violence, and exposure to violent victimization) predict onset sequencing. RESULTS Various sequencing patterns were observed, with 12.4% of the sample initiating marijuana use before tobacco use was initiated. In adjusted logistic regression models, black youth were 2.66 times as likely as whites to initiate marijuana before tobacco compared with initiating tobacco before marijuana (P = .032). Youth with greater exposure to violent victimization were 3.89 times as likely to initiate marijuana first than initiate tobacco first (P = .002). Other neighborhood factors were not statistically significantly associated with sequencing. CONCLUSIONS Black youth and youth with greater exposure to victimization had an increased risk of initiating marijuana before tobacco, which suggests that this pattern may be rooted in specific risk factors. Substance use prevention efforts should consider taking into account that marijuana use may put certain youth at risk of initiating tobacco. Future research needs to monitor sequencing, as well as risk factors for and consequences of the various patterns, particularly since marijuana use and the mixing of tobacco and marijuana use are gaining acceptability in general populations.
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- Kerry M Green
- a Department of Behavioral and Community Health , University of Maryland School of Public Health , College Park , Maryland , USA
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- b Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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- b Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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- b Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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- b Department of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , Maryland , USA
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- c Department of Biostatistical Sciences , Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA
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Su X, Li L, Griffiths SM, Gao Y, Lau JTF, Mo PKH. Smoking behaviors and intentions among adolescents in rural China: the application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the role of social influence. Addict Behav 2015; 48:44-51. [PMID: 25973776 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study investigated the associations between the variables of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), influence of significant others, and smoking intentions and behaviors among adolescents living in rural southern China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2609 students in two junior high schools in rural Shantou, Guangdong province, using a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression models were fitted to estimate univariate and adjusted odds ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS Multivariate analyses showed that having favorable attitudes towards smoking on psychological and social aspects, perceived behavioral control, and having most friends who were current smokers were significantly associated with smoking intentions in the next six months and in the next five years. Having most family members who were current smokers was also significantly related to smoking intention in the next five years. Having favorable attitudes towards smoking on psychological aspect and negative attitudes on physical aspect, perceived support from friends on smoking, and having most friends and senior relatives being current smokers were significantly associated with increased likelihood of ever smoking. Perceived behavioral control and having most friends being current smokers were also significantly associated with regular smoking and smoking in the past 30days. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the key constructs of the TPB model and friends' smoking behaviors play important roles in accounting for smoking intentions and behaviors among a sample of rural Chinese adolescents.
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- Xuefen Su
- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, China
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- Injury Prevention Research Center, Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, China; Centre for Medical Anthropology and Behavioral Health, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, China
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- School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, China.
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Chen X, Jacques-Tiura AJ. Smoking initiation associated with specific periods in the life course from birth to young adulthood: data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997. Am J Public Health 2014; 104:e119-26. [PMID: 24328611 PMCID: PMC3935711 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2013.301530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Guided by the life-course perspective, we examined whether there were subgroups with different likelihood curves of smoking onset associated with specific developmental periods. METHODS Using 12 waves of panel data from 4088 participants in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we detected subgroups with distinctive risk patterns by employing developmental trajectory modeling analysis. RESULTS From birth to age 29 years, 72% of female and 74% of US males initiated smoking. We detected 4 exclusive groups with distinctive risk patterns for both genders: the Pre-Teen Risk Group initiated smoking by age 12 years, the Teenage Risk Group initiated smoking by age 18 years, the Young Adult Risk Group initiated smoking by age 25 years, and the Low Risk Group experienced little or no risk over time. Groups differed on several etiological and outcome variables. CONCLUSIONS The process of smoking initiation from birth to young adulthood is nonhomogeneous, with distinct subgroups whose risk of smoking onset is linked to specific stages in the life course.
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- Xinguang Chen and Angela J. Jacques-Tiura are with the Pediatric Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Yang F, Tan KA, Cheng WJY. The Effects of Connectedness on Health-Promoting and Health-Compromising Behaviors in Adolescents: Evidence from a Statewide Survey. J Prim Prev 2013; 35:33-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s10935-013-0327-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yang F, Cheng WJ, Ho MHR, Pooh K. Psychosocial correlates of cigarette smoking among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents. Addict Behav 2013; 38:1890-3. [PMID: 23380485 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Despite the growing body of research in adolescent cigarette smoking, there is a lack of research on Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents. This study examined the prevalence and psychosocial correlates of the past 30-day cigarette smoking in Asian American (AA) and Pacific Islander (PI) adolescents by utilizing a multi-systemic theory-the problem behavior theory. Using the 2006-07 High School Questionnaire of California Healthy Kids Survey, variables such as cigarette smoking, individual characteristics and external influences were assessed. Chi-square tests and generalized estimating equations were used in the analyses. PIs had higher past 30-day cigarette smoking rates than AAs. In the whole AAPI population, significant correlates of cigarette smoking included: positive and negative attitudes toward cigarettes, perceived harm of cigarettes, perceived prevalence of peer cigarette smoking, friend disapproval of cigarette use, previous drug use, truancy, and academic performance. Interaction results showed that truancy increased the odds of cigarette use for AAs only. The study found differential prevalence and correlate of cigarette smoking in addition to common psychosocial correlates in AAs and PIs. It sheds light on the importance of studying AAs and PIs separately and further exploring other potential variables that contribute to the prevalence discrepancy.
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Xie B, Palmer P, Li Y, Lin C, Johnson CA. Developmental trajectories of cigarette use and associations with multilayered risk factors among Chinese adolescents. Nicotine Tob Res 2013; 15:1673-81. [PMID: 23525597 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntt035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We aimed to identify developmental trajectories of cigarette use and risk factors associated with the distinct developmental courses of smoking in Chinese early adolescents from age 12 to 16 years. METHODS Analysis was conducted with secondary data from a longitudinal, prospective cohort of 3,521 Chinese adolescents randomly selected from 4 rural and 7 urban middle schools in Wuhan, China. A group-based growth mixture modeling approach was adopted to identify developmental trajectories of cigarette use. Multilayered intrapersonal (e.g., attitudes toward smoking) and interpersonal (e.g., parental smoking and perceived parental disapproval of smoking) risk factors selected from an ecological perspective were prospectively linked to the identified patterns of smoking trajectory. RESULTS Three trajectory patterns were identified from the whole cohort: nonsmokers (48.7%), stable light/occasional smokers (48.6%), and accelerating smokers (2.7%). After adjustments for gender, urban residence, and family socioeconomic status, adolescents with higher levels of problems in parent-child relationships and family disharmony, higher perceived norms of peer smoking, higher proportion of good friend smoking, having more troubles with teachers, poorer academic performance, and reporting more frequent depressive symptoms were significantly more likely to be in the trajectory group of either stable light/occasional smokers or accelerating smokers than in the group of nonsmokers. The probability of being in the accelerating smoking trajectory group was positively and significantly related to parental smoking and lack of school bonding. CONCLUSIONS Study findings help to advance knowledge of the distinct developmental courses of smoking behavior and their associations with multilayered risk factors among Chinese early adolescents.
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- Bin Xie
- School of Community and Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, CA
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Macdonell K, Chen X, Yan Y, Li F, Gong J, Sun H, Li X, Stanton B. A Protection Motivation Theory-Based Scale for Tobacco Research among Chinese Youth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 4:154. [PMID: 24478933 PMCID: PMC3903136 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rates of tobacco use among adolescents in China and other lower and middle-income countries remain high despite notable prevention and intervention programs. One reason for this may be the lack of theory-based research in tobacco use prevention in these countries. In the current study, a culturally appropriate 21-item measurement scale for cigarette smoking was developed based on the core constructs of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT). The scale was assessed among a sample of 553 Chinese vocational high school students. Results from correlational and measurement modeling analysis indicated adequate measurement reliability for the proposed PMT scale structure. The two PMT Pathways and the seven PMT constructs were significantly correlated with adolescent intention to smoke and actual smoking behavior. This study is the first to evaluate a PMT scale for cigarette smoking among Chinese adolescents. The scale provides a potential tool for assessing social cognitive processes underlying tobacco use. This is essential for understanding smoking behavior among Chinese youth and to support more effective tobacco use prevention efforts. Additional studies are needed to assess its utility for use with Chinese youth in other settings.
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- Karen Macdonell
- Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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In 1998, the Qingdao Twin Registry was initiated as the main part of the Chinese National Twin Registry. By 2005, a total of 10,655 twin pairs had been recruited. Since then new twin cohorts have been sampled, with one longitudinal cohort of adolescent twins selected to explore determinants of metabolic disorders and health behaviors during puberty and young adulthood. Adult twins have been sampled for studying heritability of multiple phenotypes associated with metabolic disorders. In addition, an elderly twin cohort has been recruited with a focus on genetic studies of aging-related phenotypes using twin modeling and genome-wide association analysis. Cross-cultural collaborative studies have been carried out between China, Denmark, Finland, and US cohorts. Ongoing data collection and analysis for the Qingdao Twin Registry will be discussed in this article.
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Yang T, Rockett IRH, Li M, Xu X, Gu Y. Tobacco advertising, environmental smoking bans, and smoking in Chinese urban areas. Drug Alcohol Depend 2012; 124:121-7. [PMID: 22261180 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether cigarette smoking in Chinese urban areas was respectively associated with exposure to tobacco advertising and smoking bans in households, workplaces, and public places. METHODS Participants were 4735 urban residents aged 15 years and older, who were identified through multi-stage quota-sampling conducted in six Chinese cities. Data were collected on individual sociodemographics and smoking status, and regional tobacco control measures. The sample was characterized in terms of smoking prevalence, and multilevel logistic models were employed to analyze the association between smoking and tobacco advertising and environmental smoking restrictions, respectively. RESULTS Smoking prevalence was 30%. Multilevel logistic regression analysis showed that smoking was positively associated with exposure to tobacco advertising, and negatively associated with workplace and household smoking bans. CONCLUSIONS The association of smoking with both tobacco advertising and environmental smoking bans further justifies implementation of comprehensive smoking interventions and tobacco control programs in China.
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- Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Cigarette smoking practice and attitudes, and proposed effective smoking cessation measures among college student smokers in China. HEALTH EDUCATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1108/09654281211237180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zao Li H, Zhang Y, MacDonell K, Ping Li X, Chen X. Counseling Chinese patients about cigarette smoking: the role of nurses. HEALTH EDUCATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1108/09654281211237171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chen X, Tang X, Stanton B, Li H, Chen W. Cigarette smoking among medical students in China and modifiable risk factors for smoking prevention. HEALTH EDUCATION 2012. [DOI: 10.1108/09654281211237162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prevalence and Correlates of Problem Behaviors Among Adolescents in Hong Kong. Asia Pac J Public Health 2010; 22:354-64. [DOI: 10.1177/1010539510361763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aims of this study were to examine the frequency and correlates of problem behaviors among Hong Kong adolescents. It is a cross-sectional survey targeting secondary forms 1 to 3 (equivalent to grades 7-9 in the United States) students (N = 1029). A self-administered questionnaire was used as the measurement tool. The study found that there are intercorrelations of problem behaviors in adolescence, such as tobacco use, alcohol use, drug abuse, and having connections with triad society. Given the intercorrelations among problem behaviors, identification of a single type of problem behavior in adolescents can help discover the likelihood of the occurrence of other problem behaviors. It can facilitate identification and intervention at an early stage. The results provide some insights for the concerned authorities to develop a syndrome approach addressing problem behaviors.
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Mallia C, Hamilton-West K. Smoking-related attitudes and perceptions among young adults in Malta and the UK. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2010; 15:347-56. [DOI: 10.1080/13548501003653200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Hemphill SA, Smith R, Toumbourou JW, Herrenkohl TI, Catalano RF, McMorris BJ, Romaniuk H. Modifiable determinants of youth violence in Australia and the United States: A longitudinal study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 42:289-309. [PMID: 20204170 DOI: 10.1375/acri.42.3.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Youth violence is a global problem. The major research into youth violence has been conducted in the United States (U.S.) and there has been little research to investigate whether the prevalence or predictors are similar in comparable Western countries like Australia. In the current paper, analyses are conducted using two waves of data collected as part of a cross-national longitudinal study of adolescent development in approximately 4000 students aged 12 to 16 years in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, U.S.. Students completed a self-report survey of problem behaviours including violent behaviour, as well as risk and protective factors across five domains (individual, family, peer, school, community).Compared to Washington State, rates of attacking or beating another over the past 12-months were lower in Victoria for females in the first survey and higher for Victorian males in the follow-up survey. Preliminary analyses did not show state-specific predictors of violent behaviour. Therefore, the final multivariate model included the combined Washington State and Victorian samples. In the multivariate model, protective factors were being female and student emotion control. Risk factors were prior violent behaviour, family conflict, association with violent peers, community disorganisation, community norms favourable to drug use, school suspensions, and arrests. A major implication of these findings is that the range of factors that influence violent behaviour in North America may also apply in Australia. Hence, the application of U.S. early intervention and prevention programs may be warranted, with some tailoring to the Australian context.
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- Sheryl A Hemphill
- Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Department of Paediatrics The University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital & School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Xiao L, Bechara A, Cen S, Grenard JL, Stacy AW, Gallaher P, Wei Y, Jia Y, Anderson Johnson C. Affective decision-making deficits, linked to a dysfunctional ventromedial prefrontal cortex, revealed in 10th-grade Chinese adolescent smokers. Nicotine Tob Res 2008; 10:1085-97. [PMID: 18584472 DOI: 10.1080/14622200802097530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study addressed the question of whether poor decision making would be associated with adolescent past 7-day smoking. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 208 10th-grade adolescents in Chengdu City, China. We used the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) to assess decision-making, and the Self-ordered Pointing Task (SOPT) to assess working memory capacity. Paper and pencil questionnaires assessed the school academic performance (SAP) and smoking variables. The results showed that a significantly higher proportion of past 7-day smokers (91.7%) were susceptible to future smoking and cigarette offers from best friends compared to other levels of smokers (never, ever and past 30-day smokers). Consistent with these behavioral data, the neuropsychological assessments revealed that relative to never smokers, past 7-day adolescent smokers (but not ever smokers or past 30-day smokers) demonstrated significantly lower scores on the IGT. Moreover, a higher proportion of past 7-day smokers (91.7%) performed poorly (no more than an overall net score of 10) on the IGT than nonsmokers and irregular (ever or past 30-day) smokers (about 65.3%). There were no differences on working memory performance for smokers (at any level) compared to never smokers after adjusting for school-type. In addition, logistic regression showed that the IGT significantly predicted past 7-day smoking after controlling for the working memory, school academic performance and demographic variables. These results suggest that poor affective decision making might predispose some adolescents to smoking in the future or in the social situations where their peers are smoking. Intervention targeting affective decision making might hold promise for reducing adolescents' risks for substance use.
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- Lin Xiao
- Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 91803, USA
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Lin YS, Wu DM, Chu NF, Lai HR, Shi ZP, Chen HI. Factors associated with cigarette smoking among young military conscripts in taiwan. J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71:559-65. [PMID: 19015053 DOI: 10.1016/s1726-4901(08)70169-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify the most important risk factors that influence cigarette smoking among young adult military conscripts in Taiwan. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among young conscripts (19-25 years old) in Taiwan from August to December 2001. A total of 3,569 conscripts who had served more than 1 month in the military were chosen. Information regarding cigarette smoking and other factors was collected using a standard structured questionnaire. RESULTS Subjects whose lifestyles included betel-nut chewing (OR, 16.81; 95% CI, 11.35-25.91) and alcohol drinking (OR, 2.11; 95% CI, 1.54-2.90) were more likely to smoke compared to subjects without these adverse behaviors. Subjects whose education stopped at junior high school or before were more likely to smoke compared to those with a university degree (OR, 5.36; 95% CI, 3.77-7.69). Subjects who had a higher proportion of peers who smoked were more likely to smoke compared to those with no peers who smoked (OR, 3.16; 95% CI, 2.42-4.15). Subjects whose parents and peers approved of smoking were also at a higher risk for smoking compared with those whose parents and peers disapproved (father's approval---OR, 3.28 and 95% CI, 2.02-5.43; mother's approval---OR, 3.11 and 95% CI, 1.47-7.12; peer approval---OR, 2.27 and 95% CI, 1.60-3.22). CONCLUSION From this study, we found that education level, betel-nut chewing, alcohol intake, smoking behavior of peers, and the attitudes of parents and peers toward smoking are all associated with the risk of a young adult conscripts becoming a habitual cigarette smoker. These results provide insight for targeting critical risk factors in helping these individuals control or cease their cigarette smoking habit in the future.
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- Yaoh-Shiang Lin
- Department of Otolaryngology, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Page RM, Zarco EPT, Ihasz F, Suwanteerangkul J, Uvacsek M, Mei-Lee C, Miao NF, Simonek J, Klarova R, Hantiu I, Kalabiska I. Cigarette smoking and indicators of psychosocial distress in Southeast Asian and Central-Eastern European adolescents. JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION 2008; 38:307-328. [PMID: 19438065 DOI: 10.2190/de.38.4.a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the association of cigarette smoking and 2 indicators of psychosocial distress (hopelessness and loneliness) among adolescents from 2 distinctly different regions of the world: Central-Eastern Europe (Hungary, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Romania, Poland) and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines). Among Southeast Asian boys and girls, smokers had elevated hopelessness in comparison to nonsmokers but among Central-Eastern European students, this relationship was true only for girls and there was no relationship for boys. Across the country samples, there was only association of smoking with loneliness among Southeast Asian girls and Central-Eastern European girls. While Southeast Asian girls who smoked scored higher on loneliness than nonsmokers, the opposite was true among Central-Eastern European girls, with smokers scoring lower on loneliness.
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- Randy M Page
- Dept. of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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Auerbach RP, Abela JRZ, Zhu X, Yao S. A diathesis-stress model of engagement in risky behaviors in Chinese adolescents. Behav Res Ther 2007; 45:2850-60. [PMID: 17603007 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2007] [Revised: 04/25/2007] [Accepted: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The current study examined whether the association between the occurrence of negative events and increased engagement in risky behavior is moderated by maladaptive and/or adaptive coping strategies. At time 1, 411 adolescents (ages 14-19) from Yue Yang, Hunan, completed self-report measures assessing coping strategies, engagement in risky behaviors, and the occurrence of negative events. Once a month for the subsequent 6 months, adolescents completed measures assessing engagement in risky behaviors and the occurrence of negative events. In line with our hypotheses, results of hierarchical linear modeling analyses indicated that adolescents possessing high levels of maladaptive coping strategies reported greater engagement in risky behaviors following the occurrence of negative events than adolescents possessing low levels. In contrast to our hypotheses, the association between the occurrence of negative events and increased engagement in risky behavior was not moderated by adaptive coping strategies.
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- Randy P Auerbach
- Department of Psychology, McGill University, Stewart Biological Sciences Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Que., Canada H3A 1B1.
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Anderson Johnson C, Palmer PH, Chou CP, Pang Z, Zhou D, Dong L, Xiang H, Yang P, Xu H, Wang J, Fu X, Guo Q, Sun P, Ma H, Gallaher PE, Xie B, Lee L, Fang T, Unger JB. Tobacco use among youth and adults in Mainland China: the China Seven Cities Study. Public Health 2006; 120:1156-69. [PMID: 17007895 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 06/19/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The China Seven Cities Study (CSCS) monitors geographic and temporal trends in tobacco use among adolescents and adults in seven cities throughout Mainland China: Harbin, Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Kunming, Hangzhou, and Qingdao. This article presents the methodology and prevalence data from the baseline survey of the CSCS, conducted in 2002. METHODS Stratified random samples of middle schools, high schools, and colleges were selected within each city. Students and their parents completed self-report surveys of their tobacco use. Data were obtained from 6138 middle school students, 5848 academic high school students, 2448 vocational high school students, 2556 college students, and 25 697 parents. RESULTS Smoking prevalence varied across age groups, school types, genders, and cities. Past-month smoking prevalence was 9% among middle school students, 8% among academic high school students, 26% among vocational high school students, 21% among college students, and 40% among parents. Smoking prevalence was higher among males than among females, with larger gender disparities among adults than among youth. Smoking also varied across cities, with higher smoking prevalence in southwestern cities and lower prevalence in coastal cities. Intraclass correlations of students within schools are presented to inform statistical power estimates for further research in China. CONCLUSIONS These results provide a baseline for future longitudinal studies of smoking in these cities and identify demographic groups at risk for tobacco-related disease. Effective smoking prevention programmes for youth and smoking cessation programmes for adults are needed in China, especially in the lower-income southwestern cities and in vocational high schools throughout the country.
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- C Anderson Johnson
- Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1000 S. Fremont, Box 8, Alhambra, CA 91803, USA
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Sun W, Andreeva VA, Unger JB, Conti DV, Chou CP, Palmer PH, Sun P, Johnson CA. Age-related smoking progression among adolescents in China. J Adolesc Health 2006; 39:686-93. [PMID: 17046505 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Revised: 04/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE This study examined the differences in smoking progression between middle and upper school students. METHODS The China Seven Cities Study (CSCS) is a longitudinal cohort study. The current sample consists of subjects with both baseline and one-year follow-up measures collected between October 2002 and December 2003. There were 4842 students from 62 middle schools and 5806 students from 83 upper schools. Multilevel random-coefficient modeling techniques were applied. RESULTS Among male never or lifetime ever smokers, middle school students were susceptible to transitioning more rapidly than upper school students (never--RR: 1.272, 95% confidence interval [CI]: .985-1.642; lifetime ever--RR: 1.497, 95% CI: .979-2.290). Among female lifetime ever smokers, middle school students were more likely to progress than upper school students (RR: 1.353, 95% CI: 1.038-1.763). CONCLUSION This longitudinal study is the first to explore differences in smoking progression among adolescents in China. The results revealed that over a one-year interval, there was greater progression across smoking trajectories during early adolescence (corresponding to middle school) than later adolescence (upper school). This is consistent with the neurological development hypothesis, but does not rule out alternative explanations. These findings are important to consider relative to the content and timing of prevention interventions in China where smoking rates approach 70% in adult males and are increasing rapidly in women.
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- Wei Sun
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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McMorris BJ, Hemphill SA, Toumbourou JW, Catalano RF, Patton GC. Prevalence of substance use and delinquent behavior in adolescents from Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States. HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR 2006; 34:634-50. [PMID: 16740513 DOI: 10.1177/1090198106286272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This article compares prevalence estimates of substance use and delinquent behavior in Washington State, United States and Victoria, Australia, two states chosen for their different policy environments around problem behavior. Few comparisons of international differences on rates of multiple problem behavior exist, and most are based on methods that are not matched, raising the question of whether findings are based on methodological differences rather than actual rate differences. The International Youth Development Study used standardized methods to recruit and administer an adaptation of the Communities That Care Youth Survey to representative state samples of fifth-, seventh-, and ninth-grade students in each state. Rates of delinquent behavior were generally comparable. However, striking differences in substance use were noted, with Victoria students reporting higher rates of alcohol use, alcohol misuse, smoking, and inhalant use, whereas Washington State students reported higher rates of marijuana use. Implications for conducting international comparisons are discussed.
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Carvajal SC, Granillo TM. A prospective test of distal and proximal determinants of smoking initiation in early adolescents. Addict Behav 2006; 31:649-60. [PMID: 16005571 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2005.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2005] [Revised: 05/19/2005] [Accepted: 05/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This study tests a broad array of determinants of utility for developing smoking preventive interventions using a population-based cohort of early adolescents. Multivariable logistic regressions using never-smokers at baseline (N=1137; age 11-14) showed a model of distal determinants was more predictive of initiation within the approximate 10 month follow up period than one of proximal determinants. When all determinants were simultaneously considered, lesser academic achievement and fewer environmental impediments to smoking most strongly predicted initiation. The findings are consistent with some current smoking prevention programs, however such programs may be further potent by using theory-based social development approaches and through reducing tobacco availability or social contexts where youth can smoke without another adult knowing.
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- Scott C Carvajal
- Mexican American Studies, Psychology, and Public Health, University of Arizona, United States.
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Chou CP, Li Y, Unger JB, Xia J, Sun P, Guo Q, Shakib S, Gong J, Xie B, Liu C, Azen S, Shan J, Ma H, Palmer P, Gallaher P, Johnson CA. A randomized intervention of smoking for adolescents in urban Wuhan, China. Prev Med 2006; 42:280-5. [PMID: 16487998 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2004] [Revised: 12/09/2005] [Accepted: 01/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tobacco use is a significant public health problem in China. Culturally specific smoking prevention programs are needed for Chinese adolescents. This study evaluated a school-based smoking prevention curriculum with a social normative approach developed in the United States for adolescents in urban Wuhan, China. METHODS As a randomized trial, the intervention was implemented in 1998 with 7th grade students in seven schools with seven matched control schools. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to compare ever and recent (past-month) smoking behaviors for the control and program conditions. RESULTS At the 1-year follow-up, smoking had increased more rapidly in the control schools than in the program schools. The odds of baseline nonsmokers initiating smoking did not differ between the program and control groups (OR=1.08 with 95% CI=0.71, 1.64). The program prevented progression to recent smoking among boys who were baseline ever smokers. Among boys who were recent smokers at baseline, the prevention program significantly reduced risk of remaining recent smokers at follow-up (OR=0.45 with 95% CI=0.23, 0.88). CONCLUSIONS This social normative smoking prevention curriculum did not demonstrate a significant primary prevention effect but showed potential for secondary prevention. Culturally specific smoking prevention programs are needed for Chinese adolescents.
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- Chih-Ping Chou
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1000 S. Fremont, Box 8, Alhambra, CA 91803, USA.
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Grenard JL, Guo Q, Jasuja GK, Unger JB, Chou CP, Gallaher PE, Sun P, Palmer P, Anderson Johnson C. Influences affecting adolescent smoking behavior in China. Nicotine Tob Res 2006; 8:245-55. [PMID: 16766417 DOI: 10.1080/14622200600576610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study examined multiple influences on the use of tobacco by adolescents in China. Using the theory of triadic influences as a guide, we selected interpersonal, attitudinal/cultural, and intrapersonal constructs from baseline data to predict adolescent smoking 1 year later. We used prospective data from middle and high school students (N = 11,583) and their parents from the China Seven Cities Study, a longitudinal study that is evaluating the effects of changing economic and social factors on health behaviors including tobacco use. A multilevel regression analysis provided some support that each of the influences in the theory of triadic influences affects adolescent smoking in China. After adjusting for important confounders including age, gender, socioeconomic status, and smoking behaviors (lifetime and past 30-day) at baseline, we found significant risk factors within each of the three categories, including interpersonal influences (parental monitoring, good friend smoking, and peer smoking), attitudinal/cultural influences (school academic ranking, initial liking of smoking, and the meaning of smoking), and intrapersonal influences (susceptibility to smoking, and low self-confidence to quit smoking). Results suggest that the etiology of smoking among adolescents in China might be similar to that observed in western countries and that some of the techniques used successfully in prevention programs in those countries might be useful guides when developing prevention programs in China.
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- Jerry L Grenard
- Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra, CA 91803, USA.
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Chen X, Stanton B, Fang X, Li X, Lin D, Zhang J, Liu H, Yang H. Perceived smoking norms, socioenvironmental factors, personal attitudes and adolescent smoking in China: a mediation analysis with longitudinal data. J Adolesc Health 2006; 38:359-68. [PMID: 16549296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 03/03/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To gather information on inter-relationships among risk factors affecting adolescent smoking for tobacco control in China, the world's largest tobacco producer and consumer. METHOD Longitudinal data were collected six months apart in 2003 from 813 students in grades 7, 8, 10, and 11 from two schools in Beijing, China. Linear regression was used to assess both the direct effect from predictor variables (smoking among influential others, pro-tobacco media, and attitudes toward smoking) on cigarette use and the indirect effect mediated through the perceived smoking norms (percentage of smokers among peers). RESULTS Among the 803 subjects (mean age of 15.5 years, SD = 1.7; 52.1% female), 18.3% of males and 1.7% of females smoked in the past 30 days. Smoking among influential others (best friends, father, mother, male teachers, female teachers, and adults in general) and perceived positive psychological and social rewards from smoking at baseline were associated with number of cigarettes smoked at follow-up, whereas exposure to pro-tobacco media was not significantly associated with smoking. The mediated effect was greater for adult smoking (70% to 90%) than for best friend smoking (11% to 16%). CONCLUSION Smoking among influential others and attitudes toward smoking influence adolescent smoking both directly and indirectly. The finding of the indirect effect mediated through perceived smoking norms expands our knowledge on smoking etiology. Effective adolescent smoking intervention programs in China need to include a component targeting adult smoking to reduce perceived smoking norms.
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- Xinguang Chen
- Pediatric Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Yang T, Fisher KJ, Li F, Danaher BG. Attitudes to smoking cessation and triggers to relapse among Chinese male smokers. BMC Public Health 2006; 6:65. [PMID: 16533411 PMCID: PMC1431522 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Smoking is related to many diseases, and the relapse to smoking after cessation in China is noticeable. We examined the attitudes of Chinese male smokers regarding smoking cessation and reasons for relapse. Methods We interviewed 201 male smokers in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China who had tried to quit smoking at least once in order to identify reasons for quitting and situations triggering relapse. Results The most significant reported reasons for quitting included personal health (77.1%), the cost of cigarettes (53.7%), and family pressures to quit (29.9%). The most common factors triggering relapse were social situations (34.3%), feeling negative or down (13.4%) and times of being alone (8.4%). Conclusion Health and family concerns, personal factors, the influence of others and a lack of cessation resources were cited as salient factors concerning smoking cessation among male smokers in this study. Effective smoking control efforts in China will require attention to these influences if China is to curb its current smoking epidemic.
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- Tingzhong Yang
- Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zhejiang, 353 Yan'an Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310031, China
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Weiss JW, Spruijt-Metz D, Palmer PH, Chou CP, Johnson CA. Smoking among adolescents in China: an analysis based upon the meanings of smoking theory. Am J Health Promot 2006; 20:171-8. [PMID: 16422135 DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-20.3.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE This study utilized the Meanings of Behavior theory to examine whether meanings of smoking differ among adolescents in China who were never smokers, ever smokers, and past-30-day smokers. The Meanings of Behavior theory argues that affect takes precedence over cognitive constructs in motivating behavior This study also examined whether the associations among meanings of smoking and smoking behavior vary by age and gender DESIGN This study was a cross-sectional study using survey data. SETTING Middle and high schools in seven cities in China. SUBJECTS A random sample of 4724 students comprised this study. MEASURE A self-administered questionnaire asked about smoking behavior and incorporated the meanings of smoking scale. RESULTS Overall prevalence rates of ever smokers and past-30-day smokers in this sample were 24.3% and 9.0%. Smoking was much more prevalent in boys than in girls. Students in the 11th grade were more likely than those in the 7th grade to have tried smoking at some time and to have smoked within the past 30 days. Odds ratios confirmed that meanings of smoking were significantly associated with smoking behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Meanings of smoking are associated with smoking behavior among Chinese adolescents in that smoking may connote autonomy, control, or social relatedness. Prevention programs in China require new strategies to incorporate meanings of smoking in order to meet adolescent psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and social connections.
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- Jie Wu Weiss
- Division of Kinesiology and Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, 800 North State College Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA.
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Asbridge M, Tanner J, Wortley S. Ethno-specific patterns of adolescent tobacco use and the mediating role of acculturation, peer smoking, and sibling smoking. Addiction 2005; 100:1340-51. [PMID: 16128723 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS The objectives of this study are to identify the relationship between ethnic identity and tobacco use, and to examine the mediating effects of peer and sibling smoking and acculturation. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of 3400 Toronto students, sampled from 30 schools between 1998 and 2000. Primary ethnic identity was based on adolescents' self-identification of their ethnic heritage condensed to 12 groups for analysis. Tobacco use was measured as a dichotomy, predicting non-smoking in the past year. Multivariate logistic regression models were employed to test for baseline differences in non-smoking by ethnic identity. Subsequent models adjusted for controls (age, gender, social class, religious attendance, educational achievement) and introduced mediators. FINDINGS Results indicated that smoking varied among adolescents of differing ethnic identities. Adolescents of western European, eastern European and southern European ethnicity were considerably less likely to be non-smokers, while Chinese, South Asian and East Indian and West Indian youth were more inclined to be non-smokers. The discrepancies in rates of non-smoking among western European and South Asian and East Indian adolescents were explained by a combination of peer and sibling smoking and acculturation; among southern European and eastern European youth via peer and sibling smoking; and by neither peer and sibling smoking nor acculturation for Chinese and West Indian youth. CONCLUSIONS This paper demonstrates that disparities in tobacco use among certain ethnic groups can be explained by peer and sibling smoking and acculturation; however, for other ethnic groups, knowledge of the processes that account for differences in tobacco use remains less clear.
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- Mark Asbridge
- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Shakib S, Zheng H, Johnson CA, Chen X, Sun P, Palmer PH, Yan L, Jie G, Unger JB. Family characteristics and smoking among urban and rural adolescents living in China. Prev Med 2005; 40:83-91. [PMID: 15530584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adolescent smoking is a public health concern in China. Although the family is an important social influence in China, few associations among family characteristics and adolescent smoking have been examined using Chinese samples. METHODS Survey data on psychosocial variables and smoking were collected from a sample of 3629 7th grade adolescents (46% female; 54% male; mean age 12.7 years) in Wuhan, China. For adolescents, past 30-day smoking, family relationships, parents' negative sanctioning of smoking, parents' agreement with smoking, and parents' smoking behaviors are assessed. To account for the clustered data structure, hierarchical logistic regression analyses controlling for demographics (urbanization, age) examined the independent and multivariate effects of family characteristics for each gender. RESULTS Girls are less likely than boys to report smoking and are more likely to report positive family relationships, and having parents with negative attitudes toward them smoking. Positive family relationships and age were strongly associated with smoking for both genders. No significant differences exist by gender. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that the quality of family relationships are important for adolescent female and male smoking in China.
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- Sohaila Shakib
- Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research and Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, USA.
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Self-administration (SA) of nicotine (N) was studied in 20 male and 19 female N:NIH rats using the two-bottle method. The experimental protocol consisted of seven consecutive periods each lasting 6 days: Period (P)1, choice of water (W) and 0.003% N; P2, choice of W and 0.006% N; P3, choice of W and 0.012% N; P4, W only; P5, choice of W and 0.006% N; P6, 0.006% N only; and P7, choice of W and 0.006% N. Group means showed that males and female rats consumed similar amounts of N during Ps 1-3. After an N-free period (P4), a small decline was observed in the subsequent voluntary intake of N (P5). Forced N (P6) exposure did not affect a subsequent N intake (P7) in males but increased it slightly in females. A survey of individual animals, however, showed that the voluntary N consumption varied greatly among animals, but was quite consistent for a particular rat. Values ranged from 0.43 to 7.59 for males and from 0.35 to 4.69 mg/kg/day for females for Ps 1-3. The N-free (P4) and the forced-N (P6) periods each affected a subsequent voluntary N intake (P5, P7) of the rats very differently, but again consistently, in that some rats decreased, some increased and some did not change their N choice. The results indicate that group means can be misleading in their conclusions and strongly support the assumption that the response of an individual animal to N, and not N per se, is the determining force of its SA.
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- M Dadmarz
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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BJORKQVIST KAJ. ADOLESCENTS' USE OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL: CORRELATIONS WITH HABITS OF PARENTS AND FRIENDS. Psychol Rep 2004. [DOI: 10.2466/pr0.95.6.418-420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Li SM, Rwei-Ling Y, Hu HC, Huang JS, Yu SRL. Areca quid chewing by Taiwanese adolescents: application of the Attitudes Social Influence Self-efficacy (ASE) model. Addiction 2003; 98:1723-9. [PMID: 14651504 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2003.00543.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the factors associated with areca quid-chewing behaviour using the Attitudes-Social influence-Self-efficacy (ASE) model as a theoretical framework. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 400 students from a junior high school participated in the study in 2001 in Chia-Yi city (Taiwan). MEASUREMENTS Expectancy scales (for the attitude component of the ASE), a self-efficacy scale (for the self-efficacy component of the ASE) and a social norm scale (for the social influence component of the ASE) were utilized. These measures displayed good reliability and validity. FINDINGS Forty-seven students (11.75%) reported that they had tried chewing areca quid previously, eight of them practicing chewing it every day. Positive and negative expectancy (r = 0.43, r=- 0.20), self- efficacy (r = - 0.65), and subject social norm (r = 0.53) were significantly correlated with participants' intentions to chew areca quid. In a regression model, self-efficacy (beta = - 0.46, P < 0.001), social norm (beta = 0.22, P < 0.001), positive expectancy (beta = 0.18, P < 0.001) and negative expectancy (beta = - 0.08, P = 0.040) all made independent contributions to predicting intentions to chew and explained 46.8% of the variance in areca quid-chewing behaviour. CONCLUSIONS Areca quid chewing appeared to be linked to positive expectancy and social norms pertaining to areca quid chewing associated with adolescents. However, high negative expectancy and high self-efficacy encouraged contrary behaviour. The application of the ASE model as the scenario could improve our understanding of the intention of the areca quid chewing among these adolescents.
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- Shih-Ming Li
- Department of Dentistry, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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