The Social Context of Smoking Among African-American and White Adolescents in Baltimore City

Gittelsohn, Joel; Roche, Kathleen M.; Alexander, Cheryl; Tassler, Patsy

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“…In qualitative research on ethnic and gender differences in teen smoking ( Kegler et al, 2002 ), both Black and White teens reported receiving strong messages about negative health effects and perceived they would get into trouble if they smoked. However, Black youth reported stronger concern for losing the respect of a parent, whereas White youth were more likely to report smoking was allowed in their homes, even for teens ( Gittelsohn, Roche, Alexander, & Tassler, 2001 ). Black parents felt more empowered to affect their children's behavior than White parents and were more likely to have communicated rules about smoking ( Clark, Scarisbrick-Hauser, Gautam, & Wirk, 1999 ).…”

Section: Original Investigationmentioning

confidence: 90%

Parental and peer influences on teen smoking: Are White and Black families different?

Skinner¹,

Haggerty²,

Catalano³

2009

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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Section: Original Investigationmentioning

confidence: 90%

Parental and peer influences on teen smoking: Are White and Black families different?

Skinner¹,

Haggerty²,

Catalano³

2009

Nicotine &Amp; Tobacco Research

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“…Such an internal self-regulation mechanism is evident from qualitative studies that investigated reasons adolescents choose to abstain from smoking. According to these studies, Black adolescents fear letting their parents, teachers, and school counselors down; feel as though smoking would somehow disrespect their parents; and hold the belief that their parents would think less of them for smoking or drinking (Gittelsohn, Roche, Alexander, & Tassler, 2001;Kegler et al, 2002). Although parenting may still play a role in buffering against cigarette use, once an ''internal regulation system'' is in place, parenting may not be as important for abstinence as it would be for adolescents with more ambivalent or positive feelings about smoking (i.e., White adolescents).…”

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confidence: 95%

The role of ethnicity and neighborhood poverty on the relationship between parenting and adolescent cigarette use

Nowlin

Colder

2007

CNTR

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Although etiological models of substance use may be different across ethnic groups, how ethnicity might moderate the influence of causal factors is not frequently tested. The influence of parenting on adolescent cigarette smoking may vary across Black and White adolescents. Recent research suggests that parenting may be more strongly predictive of substance use among Blacks. Black parents not only may feel more efficacious in their parenting, compared with their White counterparts, but also may be more likely to set strict rules against smoking. As a result, Black parents may be more effective in preventing their children from engaging in smoking behavior. Also, research suggests that these ethnic differences may vary across community contexts. The present study examined cross-sectionally and longitudinally how ethnicity moderates the relationship between parenting and adolescent cigarette use, and how this moderating effect varies across levels of community risk. A three-way ethnicity x parenting x community risk interaction was tested in a sample of adolescents selected from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). In general, positive parenting behaviors (e.g., high parental control, high-quality relationship) were related to lower levels of smoking for both Black and White youth; however, when differences were found, this relationship was stronger for Whites. Also, the influence of neighborhood poverty was limited to smoking for White adolescents such that higher levels of neighborhood poverty were associated with increased smoking for White but not Black adolescents. These differences may be related to several factors, including how children are socialized in Black and White families, ethnic differences in reasons for using substances or abstaining, and differences in susceptibility to social influences.

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“…Kegler et al (1999) noted that non-smoking males did not discuss addiction as a reason for smoking and that, overall, females had more extensive discussions about addiction; several admitted they were addicted and some nominated addiction as the reason they were unable to quit. Gittelsohn, Roche, Alexander, and Tassler (2001) also highlighted the importance of fear of addiction as an impetus to quitting in African American female smokers. In that study, parental addiction emerged as a salient influence on decisions not to smoke among all African American groups where non-smokers were present.…”

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Adolescents and Tobacco Use: Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Methodologies and Partial Synthesis of Findings

Walsh

Tzelepis

2007

Substance Use & Misuse

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After a brief overview of adolescent tobacco control, methodological features and content areas of 78 qualitative studies of adolescent smoking published in English prior to September 2002 were assessed. Narrative syntheses of three content areas - peer influences, access/sales issues, and dependence/addiction - were also undertaken. Many studies failed to provide sufficient sampling and subject characterization details and more effort was required to demonstrate data validity and reliability. Syntheses of the content areas revealed important common themes. Relationships to quantitative research were informative and suggested other research questions. The review highlights the heuristic value of qualitative research on adolescent smoking. Funding was provided by The Cancer Council New South Wales and NSW Health/Hunter Medical Research Institute.

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The Social Context of Smoking Among African-American and White Adolescents in Baltimore City

Abstract: Interventions targeted at schools and families offer promise for reducing adolescent cigarette use.

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Parental and peer influences on teen smoking: Are White and Black families different?

Parental and peer influences on teen smoking: Are White and Black families different?

The role of ethnicity and neighborhood poverty on the relationship between parenting and adolescent cigarette use

Adolescents and Tobacco Use: Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Methodologies and Partial Synthesis of Findings

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