Differences in Risk-Taking Propensity Across Inner-City Adolescent Ever- and Never-Smokers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2005
Keywords
Smoking, Balloon dilatation, adolescent, demography, public health medicine, sensory perception, risk-taking behavior, african american, teenage smoking, high schools, self-report
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/14622200412331328484
Abstract
Because adolescent smoking is a significant public health concern, potential value lies in understanding and identifying the psychological factors that distinguish ever- and never-smokers. To that end, we examined the relationship between risk-taking propensity as measured by the Balloon Analogue Risk Task and ever-smoking (i.e., even one puff) versus never-smoking in a sample of 125 predominantly African American high-school adolescents (M = 15.1, SD = 1.5). Results indicated that ever-smokers and never-smokers differed on risk-taking propensity; further risk-taking propensity was related to smoking status above and beyond both demographic variables and a measure of self-reported impulsive sensation seeking. We discuss these results in relation to the potential utility of a multimethod assessment approach (i.e., self-report measures and behavioral tasks) to identify adolescents' risk-taking susceptibilities and engagement in smoking and other risk-taking behaviors.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, v. 7, no. 1, p. 71-79
Scholar Commons Citation
Lejuez, C W; Aklin, Will; Bornovalova, Marina; and Moolchan, Eric T, "Differences in Risk-Taking Propensity Across Inner-City Adolescent Ever- and Never-Smokers" (2005). Psychology Faculty Publications. 144.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/144
