Greene Kathryn, Banerjee Smita C
Department of Communication, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2009 Apr;11(4):371-80. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp003. Epub 2009 Mar 23.
This study explored the association between unsupervised time with peers and adolescent smoking behavior both directly and indirectly through interaction with delinquent peers, social expectancies about cigarette smoking, and cigarette offers from peers.
A cross-sectional survey was used for the study and included 248 male and female middle school students.
Results of structural equation modeling revealed that unsupervised time with peers is associated indirectly with adolescent smoking behavior through the mediation of association with delinquent peers, social expectancies about cigarette smoking, and cigarette offers from peers.
Interventions designed to motivate adolescents without adult supervision to associate more with friends who engage in prosocial activities may eventually reduce adolescent smoking. Further implications for structured supervised time for students outside of school time are discussed.
本研究直接和间接地探讨了与同龄人无监督相处的时间与青少年吸烟行为之间的关联,间接关联是通过与不良同龄人互动、对吸烟的社会预期以及同龄人提供香烟来实现的。
本研究采用横断面调查,纳入了248名男女中学生。
结构方程模型结果显示,与同龄人无监督相处的时间通过与不良同龄人交往、对吸烟的社会预期以及同龄人提供香烟的中介作用,与青少年吸烟行为间接相关。
旨在激励青少年在无成人监督的情况下更多地与从事亲社会活动的朋友交往的干预措施,最终可能会减少青少年吸烟。文中还讨论了对学生校外结构化监督时间的进一步影响。