Why the study?
To better implement the Smoke-free School Initiative, this study evaluated protective and risk factors for different smoking behaviors among school adolescents using social cognitive theory.
Population
1937 middle school adolescents in Huli District of Xiamen, China
Comparison
Never smoked vs experimental smoking vs current smoking
Design
Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey
Key result
Exposure to friends who smoke significantly increased the likelihood of experimental smoking among adolescents compared to those without such exposure.
Authors
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Friend smoking exposure was associated with adolescent experimental smoking; hypothesis-generating for prevention programs, needs longitudinal confirmation.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,937)
Yes
Effect estimate: OR 3.24 (95% CI 1.85-5.68)
p-value: p=<0.001
Social norms, positive outcome expectations, anti-smoking self-efficacy, and attitudes toward control tobacco policies are associated with adolescent smoking behaviors, highlighting the need for multi-level prevention programs.
Lin et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Adolescent smoking behaviors (n=1,937). Exposure to friends smoking vs. No exposure to friends smoking was evaluated on Experimental smoking (OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.85-5.68, p=<0.001). Exposure to friends who smoke significantly increased the likelihood of experimental smoking among adolescents compared to those without such exposure.