Friendship influence moderating the effect of a web-based smoking prevention program on intention to smoke and knowledge among adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Web-based tobacco prevention programs for adolescents have stressed human-computer interaction, but they have not yet extensively applied social interactivity (i.e., computer-mediated or face-to-face interactions). This study examines if prior tendencies for positive social influence (PSI), negative social influence (NSI), and having friends who smoke (HFS) moderate the success of a web-based program for smoking prevention.

Methods

Participants were 101 adolescents (aged 12-18 years) from the ASPIRE-Reactions study, a randomized controlled trial comparing a program called ASPIRE with its text-based version. Knowledge of tobacco consequences and intention to smoke were assessed at baseline and end-of-treatment. Tendency for PSI (i.e., avoid tobacco when advised by fri

SUBMITTER: Khalil GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature