Pierce John P, Distefan Janet M, Kaplan Robert M, Gilpin Elizabeth A
Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0645, United States.
Addict Behav. 2005 May;30(4):685-96. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.08.014.
Although advertising theories have long viewed curiosity as an intermediate goal to encouraging consumption of a product among previous nonusers, this variable is rarely discussed in psychological theories and its role in smoking uptake has not been addressed adequately.
Using a longitudinal design, in 1999, we reinterviewed 12- to 15-year-old adolescent never smokers (N=2119; 970 committed never smokers, 1199 susceptible never smokers) 3 years after they responded to a population survey on tobacco use in California.
Logistic regression showed curiosity and susceptibility to smoke were independently associated with increased future smoking in all never smokers. Committed never smokers reporting curiosity were more likely to become susceptible by follow-up than those not curious. A multivariate analysis of committed never smokers from the cross-sectional survey identified best friends who smoke and receptivity to tobacco advertising and promotions as associated with curiosity.
Curiosity may be a critical precursor to smoking. Future research on smoking initiation should examine curiosity and investigate factors influencing it.
尽管广告理论长期以来一直将好奇心视为鼓励以前的非使用者消费产品的一个中间目标，但这个变量在心理学理论中很少被讨论，其在开始吸烟方面的作用也没有得到充分探讨。
采用纵向设计，1999年，我们对12至15岁的青少年从不吸烟者（N = 2119；970名坚定的从不吸烟者，1199名易感从不吸烟者）进行了重新访谈，这是在他们对加利福尼亚州的一项烟草使用人群调查做出回应3年后进行的。
逻辑回归显示，好奇心和吸烟易感性在所有从不吸烟者中均与未来吸烟增加独立相关。报告有好奇心的坚定从不吸烟者在随访时比没有好奇心的人更有可能变得易感。对横断面调查中的坚定从不吸烟者进行的多变量分析确定，吸烟的好朋友以及对烟草广告和促销活动的接受度与好奇心相关。
好奇心可能是开始吸烟的一个关键先兆。未来关于吸烟起始的研究应考察好奇心并调查影响它的因素。
