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[The relationship between community resilience and adolescent smoking behavior]
Albert-Lőrincz Márton1, Albert-Lőrincz Enikő2, Barna Gergely2
1Sapientia Erdélyi Magyar Tudományegyetem, Marosvásárhely.
Szocialpedagogia
|April 15, 2017
Summary
Community connection and social capital significantly reduce adolescent smoking. Youth with stronger community ties and perceived smoking restrictions reported lower smoking risk and prevalence.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Adolescent Health
Context:
- Investigates the link between community resilience and adolescent smoking.
- Assumes community support, protection, and regulation influence smoking behaviors.
- Builds upon ongoing smoking prevention research.
Purpose:
- To examine the theoretical and practical relationship between community resilience and adolescent smoking.
- To determine if community factors delay smoking initiation and reduce prevalence.
- To understand how social capital and perceived restrictions impact adolescent smoking.
Summary:
- Empirical study using a random, stratified, multistage sample in Romania.
- Found significant association between community relationship and smoking behavior.
- Higher risk of smoking observed in adolescents with less community contact.
- Lower prevalence of regular smokers among adolescents with perceived restrictions and higher social capital.
Impact:
- Highlights the protective role of community engagement in adolescent smoking prevention.
- Suggests community-level interventions can be effective in reducing smoking rates.
- Emphasizes the importance of social capital and family/community norms in shaping adolescent behavior.