Seeing people smoking in films influences adolescents to try smoking
Teenagers who have higher exposure to use of tobacco in films are more
likely to try smoking. Sargent et al (p 1394) surveyed 4919 young
adolescents (aged 9-15 years) in the United States and found a strong
association between seeing smoking in films and trying smoking. Whereas
only 4.9% of students with minimal exposure to tobacco use in films
had tried smoking, 31.5% of those with heavy exposure had tried
smoking. This finding supports the hypothesis that smoking in films has
a role in the initiation of smoking in adolescents.
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