Adolescents' perceptions of the costs and benefits associated with cigarette smoking: Sex differences and peer influence

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Urberg ◽  
Rochelle L. Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Costs And Benefits

scholarly journals Associations Between Peer Use, Costs and Benefits, Self-Efficacy, and Adolescent E-cigarette Use

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine Durkin ◽  
Desireé N Williford ◽  
Nicholas A Turiano ◽  
Melissa D Blank ◽  
Paul T Enlow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Tailored Interventions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Peer Use

Abstract Objective Prior research identified peer use as a salient risk factor of adolescent electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, but has not expanded on the mechanisms of this association. Methods Participants were 562 adolescents recruited from rural and suburban public high schools and an adolescent medicine clinic in the mid-Atlantic United States. Participants completed a packet of questionnaires that assessed demographics, substance use, expectations about the consequences of e-cigarette use, and perceptions of their own self-efficacy to resist using e-cigarettes. We estimated a series of mediation models using the MODEL INDIRECT command in MPLUS statistical software. In all models, significance of indirect effects from peer e-cigarette use to self-reported e-cigarette use were tested via two variables: (a) expected costs, (b) benefits of e-cigarette use, and (c) the perceived self-efficacy of the individual to refrain from e-cigarette use. Results Adolescents with more peers using e-cigarettes were more likely to have ever used an e-cigarette and perceived greater benefits and fewer costs, which was associated with a reduced self-efficacy to refrain from e-cigarette smoking (Model 1). Those with more peers using e-cigarettes were more likely to be currently using e-cigarettes themselves because they perceived greater benefits and fewer costs, which was associated with a reduced self-efficacy to refrain from e-cigarette smoking (Model 2). Conclusion Peer use, self-efficacy to resist use, and expectations of cost and benefits of e-cigarette use should be considered as possible targets when devising tailored interventions and policies to prevent or reduce negative health consequences of long-term e-cigarette use.

Race and Sex Differences in Lung Cancer Risk Associated with Cigarette Smoking

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
RANDALL E HARRIS ◽  
EDITH A ZANG ◽  
JUDY I ANDERSON ◽  
ERNST L WYNDER
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Lung Cancer Risk

Costs and benefits of female aggressiveness in humans and other mammals

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Maestripieri ◽  
Kelly A. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Target Article

Sex differences in aggressive behavior are probably adaptive but the costs and benefits of risky aggression to women and men may be different from those suggested in Campbell's target article. Moreover, sex differences are more likely to reflect differences in the costs of aggression to females and males rather than differences in its benefits.

Peer influence in adolescent cigarette smoking

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn A. Urberg ◽  
Shiang-Jeou Shyu ◽  
Jersey Liang
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Peer Influence
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