Attitudes of Teenagers Towards Cigarettes and

Smoking Initiation
Barber, Patricia 1  
  ; López-Valcárcel, Beatriz González 1 ; Pinilla, Jaime 1 ; Santana, Yolanda 1 ; Calvo, José Ramón 2 ;
López, Anselmo 3 1 Department of Quantitative Methods, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las
Palmas, Spain patri@empresariales.ulpgc.es 2 Department of Didácticas Especiales, University of Las
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain 3 Servicio Canario de Salud, Las Palmas, Spain

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RÉSUMÉ (ENGLISH)
This paper contributes to the empirical knowledge of determinants of smoking initiation in adolescents. The
instrument we used was a structural equation model, which is a powerful tool to analyze causal relationships in
nonexperimental studies. We used a school-based sample of 1198 teenagers from Spain. We measured the
attitude of the adolescents towards tobacco. Attitudes and smoking status are related. Attitudes become more
favorable to smoking, as experimentation with cigarettes progresses and pupils become older. Teenagers who
have tried at least one cigarette are on average more favorable to smoking than those who had never smoked. The
study's limitations were noted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal
abstract)

DÉTAILS

Sujet: Adolescent Attitudes (principal); Risk Factors (principal); Tobacco Smoking

(principal)

Sujet MeSH: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Attitude; Female; Humans; Knowledge;

Longitudinal Studies; Male; Smoking

Classification: 2840: Psychosocial &Personality Development

Âge: Adolescence (13-17 yrs)

Population: Human; Male; Female

Lieu: Spain

Identificateur (mot clé): smoking initiation; teenager attitudes; cigarettes

Méthodologie: Empirical Study, Longitudinal Study, Quantitative Study

Titre: Attitudes of Teenagers Towards Cigarettes and Smoking Initiation

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Auteur: Barber, Patricia1    ; López-Valcárcel, Beatriz González1; Pinilla, Jaime1; Santana,
Yolanda1; Calvo, José Ramón2; López, Anselmo31 Department of Quantitative
Methods, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
patri@empresariales.ulpgc.es2 Department of Didácticas Especiales, University of
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain3 Servicio Canario de Salud, Las
Palmas, Spain

Adresse de courriel de patri@empresariales.ulpgc.es

l'auteur:

Contacter la personne: Barber, Patricia, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Department of
Quantitative Methods, Campus de Tafira, Las Palmas, 35017, Spain,
patri@empresariales.ulpgc.es

Publication: Substance Use &Misuse

Abréviation de la Subst Use Misuse

publication:

Volume: 40

Numéro: 5

Pages: 625-643

Date de publication: 2005

Format pris en charge: Print

Autre publication: International Journal of the Addictions

Éditeur: Taylor &Francis (United Kingdom)

Autre éditeur: Informa Healthcare (US)

Pays de publication: United Kingdom

ISSN: 1082-6084

eISSN: 1532-2491

Revu par les pairs: Oui

Langue: Anglais

Type de document: Journal, Peer Reviewed Journal, Journal Article

Nombre de références: 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1081/JA-200055352

Date de publication: 16 mai 2005 (PsycINFO)

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 Date de la correction: 28 Sep 2015 (PsycINFO)

Numéro d'inventaire: 2005-04869-003

ID PubMed: 15887594

ID de document ProQuest: 620773055

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