Parental smoking and smoking cognitions among youth
- \(\textit {Aims:}\) We summarized and discussed the empirical evidence for an association between parental smoking and smoking-related cognitions among youth and for the mediating role of smoking-related cognitions in the relation between parental and youth smoking behaviour. \(\textit {Methods:}\) We conducted a systematic review of articles published between 1980 and February 2015 using the databases PsychInfo and PubMed. \(\textit {Results:}\) The systematic search resulted in 41 eligible studies. Only 4 studies investigated smoking-related cognitions as putative mediators in the association between parental and youth smoking. The synthesis of evidence showed a mix of significant and non-significant associations between parental smoking and smoking-related cognitions among youth. A majority of results reported positive associations even when non-significant findings were found. However, studies that report an effect suggest that the effect may be quite modest. \(\textit {Conclusion:}\) Empirical evidence does not confirm the commonly applied assertions of social learning theories that parental smoking increases the risk of youth smoking through the development of favourable smoking-related cognitions. Methodological and theoretical aspects that might explain the lack of consistent findings are discussed.
Author: | Kirsten LochbuehlerGND, Kathrin SchuckORCiDGND, Roy OttenGND, Linda RingleverGND, Marieke HiemstraGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-60506 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1159/000446022 |
Parent Title (English): | European addiction research |
Subtitle (English): | a systematic review of the literature |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2018/07/25 |
Date of first Publication: | 2016/05/04 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds Adolescents; Children; Explicit cognitions; Implicit cognitions; Parental smoking; Youth |
Volume: | 22 |
Issue: | 4 |
First Page: | 215 |
Last Page: | 232 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
Institutes/Facilities: | Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | Philosophie und Psychologie / Psychologie |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
faculties: | Fakultät für Psychologie |
Licence (German): | Nationale Lizenz |