Muilenburg Legge Jessica, Latham Teaniese, Annang Lucy, Johnson William D, Burdell Alexandra C, West Sabra J, Clayton Dixie L
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2009 Aug;36(4):777-93. doi: 10.1177/1090198109339461.
Although studies indicate that public policy can influence the decrease in smoking behaviors, these policies have not necessarily transferred to home environments at the same rate. The authors surveyed 4,296 students in a southern urban area. African American students were 76.3% of the respondents and Caucasians accounted for 23.7%. African American homes are less likely to have full bans on smoking inside the home. Home smoking bans impact smoking behaviors, acceptance of smoking, susceptibility to smoking, smoking beliefs, and motivation to quit smoking. Along with home smoking bans, there are differences among African American and Caucasian youth in smoking exposure, behaviors, beliefs, and motivation to quit smoking. This study suggests that particularly in African American youth, educational efforts should be directed toward more restrictive home smoking policies to thwart the initiation of smoking in adolescents and to encourage positive attitudes toward smoking behaviors.
尽管研究表明公共政策能够影响吸烟行为的减少，但这些政策未必能以同样的速度在家庭环境中得到推广。作者对南部城市地区的4296名学生进行了调查。非裔美国学生占受访者的76.3%，白人占23.7%。非裔美国家庭在家中全面禁烟的可能性较小。家庭禁烟会影响吸烟行为、对吸烟的接受程度、吸烟易感性、吸烟观念以及戒烟动机。除了家庭禁烟外，非裔美国青年和白人青年在接触吸烟、吸烟行为、吸烟观念以及戒烟动机方面也存在差异。这项研究表明，特别是对于非裔美国青年，应开展教育工作，促使家庭实行更严格的禁烟政策，以阻止青少年开始吸烟，并鼓励对吸烟行为持积极态度。
