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Race/Ethnicity, Smoking Status, and Self-Generated Expected Outcomes from Smoking among Adolescents

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Racial/ethnic differences in adolescent smoking suggest that different factors may motivate smoking among various racial/ethnic groups. This study examined relations among race/ethnicity, self-generated smoking outcome expectancies, and smoking status. Our findings noted that current smoking was highest among Hispanics, whereas African Americans and Asians were least likely to ever smoke. African Americans were most likely to experiment but least likely to smoke currently. Five expectancies differed significantly by race/ethnicity: reduce tension, image, negative aesthetics, addiction, and cost. However, none were significant mediators or moderators. Racial/ethnic groups most susceptible to smoking initiation and with the highest rates of current smoking should be targeted for prevention and cessation. Research is needed to examine more thoroughly racial/ethnic differences in expectancies.

Source: Cancer Control

DOI: 10.1177/1073274805012004s08

Authors: Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, Cheryl B. Anderson, Kathryn I. Poliak, David W. Wetter

Institutions: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of South Carolina, Duke University, Duke Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Cancer Institute