In long - term friendships that were established before the typical age
of smoking initiation, nonsmokers may monitor each other and to greater extent sanction the uptake of smoking.
A prospective test of distal and proximal determinants
of smoking initiation in early adolescents
Anti-smoking socialisation effects were measured on the parent survey in the following categories: (1) parental self efficacy regarding smoking prevention; (2) parental self disclosure of smoking history and experience with addiction; (3) parental explication of negative consequences for initiation of smoking; (4) parental reinforcement of child's abstinence; (5) effort by parent to counter pro-smoking influence from media; (6) effort by parent to counter pro-smoking influence from peers; (7) parental monitoring
of smoking initiation by children and friends; (8) parental effort to reduce child's exposure to tobacco smoke in the home; (9) parental action to establish social contracts against smoking with children.
However, as shown in the conceptual framework of the hypothesis, environmental and individual factors do not act directly on age at smoking initiation independent of each other, but rather, various factors are believed to interact to decrease the age
of smoking initiation in adolescence.
«We found that both direct mail [coupons] and exposure to tobacco websites were associated with increased chances
of smoking initiation and current smoking.»
Not exact matches
Initiation of breastfeeding in all studies is quite high, around 90 %, although in some sub-populations, especially among socially disadvantaged and smoking women, the initiation rate is m
Initiation of breastfeeding in all studies is quite high, around 90 %, although in some sub-populations, especially among socially disadvantaged and
smoking women, the
initiation rate is m
initiation rate is much lower.
Carrying case notes may also lead to little or no difference in miscarriages, stillbirths or neonatal deaths, breastfeeding
initiation,
smoking cessation, or in availability
of complete antenatal records at the time
of delivery or the loss
of case notes (low - certainty evidence).
Serum phosphorus was a significant predictor
of progression to the study end point
of dialysis
initiation (HR 1.44, 95 % CI 10.7 - 1.93), even after controlling for age, sex, race,
smoking status, diabetic status, BMI, and other biomarkers.
Modeling was used in the evaluation
of initiation, duration, maternal age, income, household composition, employment, marital status, postpartum depression, preterm birth,
smoking, belief that «breast is best,» family history
of breastfeeding, and in - hospital formula introduction.
A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School
of Public Health and the City University
of New York reports that cannabis use was associated with an increased
initiation of cigarette
smoking among non-cigarette smokers.
Researchers at the University
of California, Riverside have found that thirdhand -
smoke (THS) exposure has a significant effect on health as early as one month after
initiation of exposure — an effect that worsens with time.
Association
of electronic cigarette use with
initiation of combustible tobacco product
smoking in early adolescence.
An assessment
of causal inference in
smoking initiation research and a framework for future research
For example, the authors state that, in addition to medical interventions, «public health initiatives against
smoking, and promoting screening for breast and colon cancers, led to the
initiation of U.S. cancer mortality reductions in 1990,» but
of course such crucial public health activities are largely outside the domain
of NIH.
Kitayama [9] stated that
smoking initiation is strongly linked to the particular feelings, thinking, and behavior patterns
of adolescents, suggesting that
smoking in adolescence may start from specific psychological characteristics.
The only factor directly affecting early
smoking initiation was inadequate knowledge
of the dangers
of smoking.
Attitudes toward E-Cigarettes, Reasons for Initiating E-Cigarette Use, and Changes in
Smoking Behavior after
Initiation: A Pilot Longitudinal Study
of Regular Cigarette Smokers
The objective
of this study was to develop a causal model for factors related to
smoking initiation in adolescence and early
smoking initiation.
The only factor in the selected model that showed a significant direct correlation with early
smoking initiation was inadequate knowledge
of the dangers
of smoking.
The other factors — self - disgust, growing up in an inappropriate home environment, reduction
of norms consciousness for adolescents»
smoking and perception
of smoking as stress relief — were not directly associated with early
smoking initiation.
We utilized the main concepts
of social cognitive theory and devised a hypothesis
of the relationships between the environment, individual factors, and early
smoking initiation based on the interactions between these factors (Figure 1).
From the child's perspective, anti-
smoking socialisation involves internalisation
of attitudinal and behavioural norms against
smoking initiation, acceptance
of parental monitoring
of smoking, expectations
of negative consequences for trying
smoking, and expectations
of positive consequences for not
smoking.
Because R - rated movie restriction and exposure to movie
smoking are closely linked and because both predict lower risk
of trying
smoking, we suggest that the effect
of movie restriction on
smoking initiation is mediated through lower exposure to movie
smoking.
These complementary effects included significant increases in parent — child communication about peer and media influences, in parental monitoring
of smoking by children and friends, in parental specification
of the disciplinary consequences
of initiation, and in parental use
of reinforcement to strengthen children's abstinence from
smoking.
We used the following standardized definitions for
smoking behaviors28, 29: early
smoking initiation as regularly
smoking cigarettes by 14 years
of age; ever
smoked as having
smoked at least 100 cigarettes;
smoking at the time
of the survey as current smokers; and heavy
smoking as currently
smoking 20 or more cigarettes per day.
Longitudinally, frequency
of communication about
smoking was again positively associated with
smoking initiation, but only for girls (OR = 1.30, 95 % CI = 1.03 — 1.64, P < 0.05).
Differential influence
of parental
smoking and friends»
smoking on adolescent
initiation and escalation
of smoking
This study investigated effects
of anti-
smoking parenting practices on adolescent
smoking initiation by explaining the role
of smoking - specific cognitions in this process.
Results for Full Model
of Initiation of Smoking According to Parental R - Rated Movie Restrictions and Children's Sensation Seeking
It is not immediately clear why the measures
of childhood SES that predict
smoking are different for
initiation, regular use, and cessation.
Cigarette use was based on items from the
smoking module
of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), administered to subjects in adulthood by trained interviewers.34 Transitions through stages
of cigarette use were assessed via retrospectively reported ages at
initiation, regular use, and cessation.
As in both cross-sectional regression analyses
of smoking on parenting practices, communication about the health risks
of breathing in
smoke at T1 was related to lower levels on
smoking initiation at T2, but only for girls (OR = 0.37, 95 % CI = 0.19 — 0.73, P < 0.01).
For simplicity, pathways for the covariates, stability pathways between baseline and 24 - month follow - up evaluations, and extra lagged paths from the repeated measurements
of R - rated movie restrictions and sensation seeking with respect to
smoking initiation at later time intervals are not displayed.
Studies link tobacco use to reductions in breastfeeding
initiation and duration, meaning that infants
of mothers who
smoke are less likely to enjoy the health benefits
of being breastfed.47 Relatedly, exposure to secondhand
smoke increases children's risk
of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) during the first 12 months
of life.
For example, the complete - case analysis implies that later
initiation of smoking is negatively associated with emotional strength and positively associated with functional impairment.
The strong association between the
initiation of smoking and peer - group
smoking during adolescence has prompted numerous studies to examine the possible causal links between individuals» and peers»
smoking behavior [1 — 4].
We used data from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study19 to estimate the strength
of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and 5
smoking behaviors: early
smoking initiation,
smoking initiation as an adult, ever
smoking, current
smoking, and heavy
smoking.
Compared with those reporting no adverse childhood experiences, persons reporting 5 or more categories had substantially higher risks
of early
smoking initiation (odds ratio [OR], 5.4; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 4.1 - 7.1), ever
smoking (OR, 3.1; 95 % CI, 2.6 - 3.8), current
smoking (OR, 2.1; 95 % CI, 1.6 - 2.7), and heavy
smoking (OR, 2.8; 95 % CI, 1.9 - 4.2).
Such assistance includes recognition
of the use
of nicotine to modulate problems with affect, treatment
of the residua
of these adverse childhood experiences, and the use
of nicotine replacement therapy57 or antidepressant medications.58 These efforts could contribute substantially to the reestablishment
of the historical downward trends in
smoking initiation and
smoking prevalence in the United States.
Because adverse childhood experiences are common and strongly associated with
smoking initiation, preventing their occurrence56 and early identification and treatment
of children exposed to them may reduce
smoking initiation among adolescents.