Smoke‐Free Policy and Alcohol Use Among Undergraduate College Students

Butler, Karen M.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Hahn, Ellen J.; Adkins, Sarah; Staten, Ruth R.

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.01000.x

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“…Students in this research more affected by their belief to the outcome of the policy than their significant other in forming their attitude toward smoking prohibition, Students who don't smoke have more positive attitude than students who smoke. This finding supported the research conducted at a public university in the US (Butler, Rayens, Hahn, Adkins, & Staten, 2011). In addition, research that compared national surveys from three periods in the US also found the similar result (Gilpin, Lee, & Pierce, 2004).…”

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confidence: 82%

Factors that Influence University Students' Attitude Towards Smoking Prohibition

Prasetya¹,

Utami²

2018

Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)

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This study objective was to examine factors that potentially influenced university students' attitude toward smoking prohibition in campus by improving the effectiveness of smoking policy. These altitudes are considered as important moderator in the process of adoption and compliance of smoking prohibition policy. This research is a quantitative descriptive study conducted amongst 100 students from the class of 2012 to 2015 in the Psychology Faculty of Soegijapranata Catholic University, Semarang. Seven factors were examined in this study which are significant others, culture, mass media, behavioral belief, smoking status, intention to quit smoking, and sex. Tools used in this study were questionnaire and scales designed by the researcher. The data were analyzed using nonparametric statistic to find out the relationship between each of seven hypothesized influencing factors and attitude towards the smoking prohibition policy. This study found factors that were influencing the attitude includes behavioral belief, sex, significant other, smoking status, and intention to quit smoking. While culture and mass media did not significantly influence the attitude.

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confidence: 82%

Factors that Influence University Students' Attitude Towards Smoking Prohibition

Prasetya¹,

Utami²

2018

Proceedings of the Universitas Indonesia International Psychology Symposium for Undergraduate Research (UIPSUR 2017)

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“…Second, only urban secondary students were investigated and rural secondary students were not investigated. In China, the smoking rate of rural secondary school students was higher than that of urban secondary school students (Butler et al 2012). Replicating this study in rural secondary school students would be useful to assess the difference between the urban and rural students in China.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cognition and the use of tobacco significantly affect tobacco control and smoking status (Treacy et al 2007; Guo et al 2012). The smoke-free campus policy can prevent non-regular smokers in high school from becoming regular smokers in college (Butler et al 2012). Changing the social environment through policies and decreasing exposure of non-smoking students to tobacco use may decrease smoking initiation (Ridner 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Smoking related attitudes, motives, and behaviors of male secondary school students in an urban setting of China

Chen

Abdullah

et al. 2016

SpringerPlus

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BackgroundMost smokers have their first experience of cigarette use when they are teenagers (i.e. at schools). Aiming tobacco control initiatives at secondary school students offers preventive measures to eliminate or reduce tobacco use initiation by students. This study assessed smoking-related attitudes, motives and behavior as well as other factors associated with smoking among male secondary school students in an urban setting in China.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in urban areas of Chongqing using a structured questionnaire administered to 1297 male secondary school students. Logistic regression analysis was employed to investigate the factors that affect smoking.ResultsOf the participants (n = 1297), 27.7% were secondary and 72.3% were middle school students. Overall, 30.5% of the participants were smokers. The majority of the students procured their first cigarette from friends. The motivations of middle school students to smoke their first cigarette were curiosity (70.5%) and imitation (13.1%). The motivations of high school students for smoking their first cigarette were to satisfy their curiosity (51.8%), relief of stress and social pressures (17.1%), and imitation of smoker friends (15.9%). Respondents from poor family financial conditions were more likely to smoke than those from rich family financial conditions [odds ratio (OR) 1.59, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.00, 2.52]. Respondents whose fathers were smokers were more likely to smoke than those whose fathers were non-smokers (OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.25, 2.17). Respondents who had one or two smoker friends (OR 2.98, 95% CI 1.93, 4.60) and three or more smoker friends (OR 5.92, 95% CI 4.35, 8.05) were more likely to smoke than those who did not have any. Respondents who were neutral (OR 0.43, 95% CI 0.20, 0.91) and disagreed about the item “friends smoking” (OR 0.18, 95% CI 0.08, 0.39) were less likely to smoke than those who agreed with the item.ConclusionsThis study indicates that male students who have negative attitudes toward smoking, who do not have a father or friends who smoke, and are from affluent backgrounds exhibit low tendency to start smoking at a young age. This study provides some implications for tobacco control policies among male secondary school students in urban settings.

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“…17,18 Self-reported smoking rates among college students range from 9% to 25%, with rates in the United States being the highest among universities in the South. 10,11,15,19 Smoking prevention efforts such as tobacco-free policies can lead to the shifting of social norms regarding tobacco use, which include socially acceptable practices. 20 Formal policies, such as tobacco-free policies on college campuses, can enforce new behaviors through stigmatizing smoking.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…25 Other smaller studies have reflected this level of support, although current smoking status tends to reduce support and female gender consistently increases support. [10][11][12][13][14][15]19 Longitudinal studies on the impact of smoke-free campus policies have found mixed but generally positive results: one found significantly reduced smoking behavior among students on a campus with a smoke-free policy, 8 another found that strict enforcement of the policy increased policy compliance, 26 and a third found that although the policy was not effective at reducing general smoking prevalence among students, it did reduce self-reported second hand smoke exposure on campus. 9…”

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Knowledge and Behaviors Associated with a Campus Tobacco-Free Policy

Powell¹,

Odahowski²,

Crouch³

et al. 2018

AJUR

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Objective: Nearly half of U.S. colleges/universities have implemented tobacco-free campus policies. This study analyzed knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with the tobacco-free policy at a large public university. It is important to study public university tobacco policies to determine the most efficient and cost-effective way to reduce tobacco related disease due to tobacco use and exposure. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional, campus-wide electronic survey distributed in November 2016. The primary outcomes of interest included 1) correct knowledge of the tobacco-free policy, 2) community member willingness to approach observed violation of the policy, and 3) a positive opinion of the policy’s effectiveness. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to examine the impact of demographic factors on the outcomes. Results: After analysis, the team found that 23% of university faculty, staff, and students had incorrect knowledge about the campus tobacco-free policy. Almost 70% of the university community reported not having approached a smoking violator. Males were significantly less likely to understand the tobacco-free policy in full, approach a violator, or have a positive opinion about its effectiveness. Staff had better knowledge of the policy, a higher likelihood of approaching a violator, and a better opinion about the policy’s effectiveness compared to graduate and undergraduate students. Conclusions: Interventions are needed to increase awareness and confidence regarding implementation and enforcement of the tobacco-free policy on campus, particularly among faculty and students. This paper expands on the currently increasing knowledge of tobacco-free policy enforcement and benefits. KEYWORDS: Campus; Tobacco Regulation; Tobacco; Secondhand Smoke; Cross-Sectional Survey

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Smoke‐Free Policy and Alcohol Use Among Undergraduate College Students

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Factors that Influence University Students' Attitude Towards Smoking Prohibition

Factors that Influence University Students' Attitude Towards Smoking Prohibition

Smoking related attitudes, motives, and behaviors of male secondary school students in an urban setting of China

Knowledge and Behaviors Associated with a Campus Tobacco-Free Policy

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