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Published in: Cancer Causes & Control 12/2010

01-12-2010 | Original paper

Do students’ perceptions of school smoking policies influence where students smoke?: Canada’s Youth Smoking Survey

Authors: Allison W. Watts, Chris Y. Lovato, Antony Card, Steve R. Manske

Published in: Cancer Causes & Control | Issue 12/2010

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Abstract

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore students’ perceptions of school policy characteristics that influence the location of smoking while at school.

Methods

Data were collected from a nationally representative sample of Canadian youth in grades 7–12 as part of the 2006–2007 Youth Smoking Survey. We used multilevel logistic regression to examine how students’ perceptions of school policies predicted smoking behavior on and off school grounds in 11,881 students who had ever smoked. Separate analyses were conducted for grades 7–9 and 10–12.

Results

In both grades 7–9 and 10–12, perceiving clear rules about smoking decreased the likelihood that a student would smoke on school grounds, while perceiving that a high percentage of peers smoke, that there are school rules about smoking, that students obey the rules, and that students can be fined for smoking increased the likelihood that a student would smoke off school grounds.

Conclusions

Clearly perceived rules about smoking encourage students not to smoke on school grounds; however, perceptions of rules, along with strong enforcement, may displace behavior off of school grounds. Non-smoking policies should be part of a comprehensive approach, that supports cessation.
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Metadata
Title
Do students’ perceptions of school smoking policies influence where students smoke?: Canada’s Youth Smoking Survey
Authors
Allison W. Watts
Chris Y. Lovato
Antony Card
Steve R. Manske
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Cancer Causes & Control / Issue 12/2010
Print ISSN: 0957-5243
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7225
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-010-9627-1

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