Who is most susceptible to movie smoking effects? Exploring the impacts of race and socio-economic status.
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| Title: | Who is most susceptible to movie smoking effects? Exploring the impacts of race and socio-economic status. |
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| Authors: | Soneji, Samir (AUTHOR), Lewis, Valerie A. (AUTHOR), Tanski, Susanne (AUTHOR), Sargent, James D. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Addiction. Dec2012, Vol. 107 Issue 12, p2201-2209. 9p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Smoking & psychology, Black people, Confidence intervals, Hispanic Americans, Interviewing, Motion pictures, Race, Research funding, Smoking, Teenagers' conduct of life, White people, Logistic regression analysis, Socioeconomic factors, Cross-sectional method, Data analysis software, Descriptive statistics, Adolescence |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Aims This study assesses how race/ethnicity and socio-economic status modify the relationship between exposure to movie smoking and having tried smoking in adolescents. Design Data come from a cross-sectional telephone survey and were analyzed using logistic regression models. A respondent reporting ever having tried smoking was regressed on exposure to movie smoking, race, socio-economic status, the interactions of these variables and family and background characteristics. Setting National sample of US adolescents. Participants A total of 3653 respondents aged 13-18 years. Measurements Outcome was if subjects reported ever having tried smoking. Movie smoking exposure was assessed through respondents' reporting having watched a set of movie titles, which were coded for smoking instances. Findings The proportion having tried smoking was lower for blacks (32%) compared to Hispanics (41%) and whites (38%). The relationship between movie smoking and having tried smoking varied by race/ethnicity. Among whites and Hispanics exposure to movie smoking positively predicted smoking behavior, but movie smoking had no impact on blacks. Socio-economic status further modified the relation among whites; high socio-economic status white adolescents were more susceptible to movie smoking than low socio-economic status white adolescents. Conclusions Exposure to movie smoking is not experienced uniformly as a risk factor for having ever tried smoking among US adolescents. Whites and Hispanics are more likely to try smoking as a function of increased exposure to movie smoking. In addition, higher socio-economic status increases susceptibility to movie smoking among whites. Youth with fewer risk factors may be more influenced by media messages on smoking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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