Abstract
ISSUE ADDRESSED
Adolescents who experiment with smoking often develop into long-term, dependent smokers. Appropriate youth smoking prevention strategies require an understanding of the predictors of smoking (e.g. attitudes and beliefs) and the amenability of these to change over time.
METHOD
A secondary analysis of 'Smarter than Smoking' evaluation data from a series of cross-sectional surveys conducted over six years (1999-2005). The study sample comprised 683, 14-15 year-old Western Australians residing across Perth. Basic descriptive statistics were calculated, accompanied by main effects logistic regression.
RESULTS
Significant changes were observed between 1999 and 2005 in key attitudes and beliefs relating to smoking, with a strengthening in agreement with statements relating to the smell, cost and effects on fitness. For several attitudes and beliefs however, no change or a weakening of agreement was observed over time.
CONCLUSIONS
Overall, this study found support for a strengthening in smoking-related attitudes and beliefs over the six year period (1999 to 2005). A number of the attitudinal and belief changes corresponded to messages targeted by Smarter than Smoking's communication objectives and media strategies. Attitudes and beliefs that did not change significantly over time were more likely to relate to consequences of smoking not directly targeted by the project.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents with attitude ... changes in views about smoking over time.
AU - Mitchell,Jenna,
AU - Rosenberg,Michael,
AU - Wood,Lisa,
PY - 2008/7/24/pubmed
PY - 2008/10/24/medline
PY - 2008/7/24/entrez
SP - 109
EP - 12
JF - Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
JO - Health Promot J Austr
VL - 19
IS - 2
N2 - ISSUE ADDRESSED: Adolescents who experiment with smoking often develop into long-term, dependent smokers. Appropriate youth smoking prevention strategies require an understanding of the predictors of smoking (e.g. attitudes and beliefs) and the amenability of these to change over time. METHOD: A secondary analysis of 'Smarter than Smoking' evaluation data from a series of cross-sectional surveys conducted over six years (1999-2005). The study sample comprised 683, 14-15 year-old Western Australians residing across Perth. Basic descriptive statistics were calculated, accompanied by main effects logistic regression. RESULTS: Significant changes were observed between 1999 and 2005 in key attitudes and beliefs relating to smoking, with a strengthening in agreement with statements relating to the smell, cost and effects on fitness. For several attitudes and beliefs however, no change or a weakening of agreement was observed over time. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, this study found support for a strengthening in smoking-related attitudes and beliefs over the six year period (1999 to 2005). A number of the attitudinal and belief changes corresponded to messages targeted by Smarter than Smoking's communication objectives and media strategies. Attitudes and beliefs that did not change significantly over time were more likely to relate to consequences of smoking not directly targeted by the project.
SN - 1036-1073
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18647123/full_citation/Adolescents_with_attitude_____changes_in_views_about_smoking_over_time_
L2 - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/openurl?genre=article&sid=nlm:pubmed&issn=1036-1073&date=2008&volume=19&issue=2&spage=109
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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