The influence of self-esteem on smoking among African-American school children

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作者
Crump, RL [1 ]
LillieBlanton, M [1 ]
Anthony, JC [1 ]
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[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,BALTIMORE,MD
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D O I
10.2190/XEWJ-N75P-35BG-B097
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R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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This study provides some evidence, although not very strong, that self-esteem is associated with the likelihood of smoking among African-American children. In a sample of 1,256 children, those with lowest levels of self-esteem were twice as likely to have ever smoked as those with highest level of self-esteem (95% C.I. = 1.10-7.78). Girls, more so than boys, have an increased risk of smoking at the lowest level of self-esteem. Girls with the lowest level of self-esteem were 2.8 times (95% C.I. = 3.85-16.59) as likely to have smoked when compared to girls with higher self-esteem. The findings suggest preventive interventions that seek to build self-esteem may reduce the likelihood of smoking among girls, although perhaps only modestly. Further study is needed to identify potentially effective methods for reducing the likelihood of smoking among African-American boys.
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页码:277 / 291
页数:15
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