Adolescents' Perceptions of Smoking and Stress Reduction

Autor/inn/en	Scales, Monica B.; Monahan, Jennifer L.; Rhodes, Nancy; Roskos-Ewoldsen, David; Johnson-Turbes, Ashani
Titel	Adolescents' Perceptions of Smoking and Stress Reduction
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 36 (2009) 4, S.746-758 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198108317628
Schlagwörter	Smoking; Focus Groups; Adolescents; Environmental Influences; Gender Differences; Attitude Measures; Whites; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Correlation; Stress Management; Stress Variables; Mass Media Effects; Racial Differences; Health Promotion; Family Influence; Peer Influence; African Americans; Low Income Groups; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; White; Weißer; Urban area; Stadtregion; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Korrelation; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Rassenunterschied; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Afroamerikaner
Abstract	The present study examined how adolescents perceive the relationship between smoking and stress and where they learn that smoking cigarettes may be an effective stress-reduction mechanism. Eight focus groups were conducted with low-income African American and European American 14- to 16-year-olds in urban and rural locations, in which they suggested that the primary reasons why they smoked--namely, as a coping mechanism (to calm nerves), for social acceptance, and because of environmental influences. Family issues, boyfriend/girlfriend problems, and school were common stressors. Although participants overwhelmingly believed that people smoke to reduce their stress, a few believed that cigarettes do not actually reduce stress. When asked for examples of smoking in popular media, teens predominantly generated examples of individuals smoking to reduce stress. Ethnic and gender differences were found among the types of media in which they had seen smoking, their opinions of anti-smoking messages, and the media's perceived influence. (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10