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Gender, weight concerns, and adolescent smoking.

S M Boles1, P B Johnson

  • 1National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, USA. sboles@ucla.edu

Journal of Addictive Diseases
|April 25, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Adolescent girls are more likely to believe smoking controls weight than boys. This perception links body weight concerns to smoking behavior in females, suggesting a gendered influence on adolescent smoking.

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Adolescent smoking remains a significant public health concern.
  • Understanding the psychosocial factors influencing adolescent smoking is crucial for prevention.
  • Weight concerns are increasingly prevalent among adolescents and may intersect with smoking behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate adolescent beliefs about the relationship between smoking and weight control.
  • To examine gender and age differences in these beliefs among adolescent smokers and non-smokers.
  • To explore the connection between self-perceived body weight and smoking status in adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,200 adolescents aged 12-17.
  • Participants included both smokers and non-smokers.
  • Statistical analyses included chi-square tests and logistic regression.

Main Results:

  • Significant gender and age differences were found in body weight perceptions.
  • Female smokers were more likely than male smokers to believe smoking aids weight control.
  • A correlation between perceived weight (overweight or underweight) and smoking status was observed in females, but not males.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent females exhibit a gender bias in associating smoking with weight control.
  • Perceived body weight is a significant factor in smoking initiation and maintenance for adolescent females.
  • Social and environmental cues linking smoking and weight management disproportionately influence adolescent females.

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