Kelly Adrian B, Masterman Paul, Alan Marlatt G
School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2006 Feb;8(1):49-55. doi: 10.1080/14622200500431676.
Tobacco use is prevalent in adolescents, and understanding factors that contribute to its uptake and early development remains a critical public health priority. Implicit drug-related memory associations (DMAs) are predictive of drug use in older samples, but such models have little application to adolescent tobacco use. Moreover, extant research on memory associations yields little information on contextual factors that may be instrumental in the development of DMAs. The present study examined (a) the degree to which tobacco-related memory associations (TMAs) were associated with concurrent tobacco use and (b) the extent to which TMAs mediated the association of peer and self-use. A sample of 210 Australian high school students was recruited. Participants completed TMA tasks and behavioral checklists designed to obscure the tobacco-related focus of the study. Results showed that TMAs were associated with peer use, and TMAs predicted self-use. We found no evidence that TMAs mediated the association of peer and self-use. Future research might examine the emotive valence of implicit nodes and drinking behavior. The results have implications for testing the efficacy of consciousness-raising interventions for adolescents at risk of tobacco experimentation or regular use.
烟草使用在青少年中很普遍，了解导致其开始使用和早期发展的因素仍然是公共卫生的一项关键优先事项。与药物相关的内隐记忆关联（DMA）在年龄较大的样本中可预测药物使用情况，但此类模型在青少年烟草使用方面的应用很少。此外，现有的关于记忆关联的研究几乎没有提供可能有助于DMA发展的情境因素的信息。本研究考察了：（a）与烟草相关的记忆关联（TMA）与同时期烟草使用相关的程度；（b）TMA介导同伴使用与自我使用之间关联的程度。招募了210名澳大利亚高中生作为样本。参与者完成了TMA任务和行为清单，这些任务和清单旨在掩盖该研究与烟草相关的重点。结果表明，TMA与同伴使用相关，并且TMA可预测自我使用。我们没有发现证据表明TMA介导了同伴使用与自我使用之间的关联。未来的研究可能会考察内隐节点的情感效价与饮酒行为。这些结果对于测试提高意识干预措施对有烟草尝试或经常使用风险的青少年的疗效具有启示意义。
