Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 465-472 , October 2006

Association of Cigarette Smoking and Media Literacy about Smoking among Adolescents

  • Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ed.M.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Brian A. Primack, Center for Research on Health Care, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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  • Melanie A. Gold, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Stephanie R. Land, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Michael J. Fine, M.D., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Received 13 February 2006 ,Accepted 11 May 2006.

  • Image Result

    Distribution of smoking media literacy (SML) scores with overlaid normal curve.

    Distribution of smoking media literacy (SML) scores with overlaid normal curve.

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    Association between smoking media literacy (SML) score and current smoking (top panel) and association between SML score and susceptibility to smoking (bottom panel) in adolescents. Data are based on

    Association between smoking media literacy (SML) score and current smoking (top panel) and association between SML score and susceptibility to smoking (bottom panel) in adolescents. Data are based on raw scores in the 18-item SML scale, on self-report of current smoking (smoking in the past 30 days), and on responses to the three-item smoking susceptibility scale. Plots were created using LOWESS (locally-weighted scatter-plot smoothing) techniques in Stata 9.0.

PII: S1054-139X(06)00184-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.05.011

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 465-472 , October 2006

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