Cigarette smoking attitudes and first use among third- through sixth-grade students: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
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| Title: | Cigarette smoking attitudes and first use among third- through sixth-grade students: the Bogalusa Heart Study. |
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| Authors: | Greenlund KJ (AUTHOR), Johnson CC (AUTHOR), Webber LS (AUTHOR), Berenson GS (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | American Journal of Public Health. Aug1997, Vol. 87 Issue 8, p1345-1348. 4p. |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: This study examined cigarette smoking attitudes, peer and parental influence, and first use among children in southeastern Louisiana. METHODS: Data from 933 children in grades 3 through 6 in the Bogalusa Heart Study (1993 through 1994) were analyzed. RESULTS: Fifteen percent of the children had tried smoking. Of these, 40% first smoked with a family member, and 46% obtained their first cigarette from a family member or from home. Correlates of ever having smoked were race, sex, having a best friend or family member who smoked, and attitudes that smoking is disgusting and that nonsmokers get better grades. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention programs should begin early and focus on family and peer influences as well as attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: This study examined cigarette smoking attitudes, peer and parental influence, and first use among children in southeastern Louisiana. METHODS: Data from 933 children in grades 3 through 6 in the Bogalusa Heart Study (1993 through 1994) were analyzed. RESULTS: Fifteen percent of the children had tried smoking. Of these, 40% first smoked with a family member, and 46% obtained their first cigarette from a family member or from home. Correlates of ever having smoked were race, sex, having a best friend or family member who smoked, and attitudes that smoking is disgusting and that nonsmokers get better grades. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention programs should begin early and focus on family and peer influences as well as attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00900036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.87.8.1345 |
