How Effective Are Campus-Wide Smoking Bans? A Comparison of Two Small Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Berg, Michael B.; Lin, Linda
Titel	How Effective Are Campus-Wide Smoking Bans? A Comparison of Two Small Colleges
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 70 (2022) 2, S.536-543 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2020.1756829
Schlagwörter	Smoking; Attitude Change; Behavior Change; School Policy; College Students; Health Behavior; Student Attitudes; Beliefs; Program Effectiveness; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Schulpolitik; Collegestudent; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Objective: The current study tracked attitudinal and behavioral changes related to a campus-wide smoking ban. Participants: Students from 2 colleges in Massachusetts (N = 418; April 2014; N = 640 April 2018). Methods: Surveys tracked students' smoking habits, beliefs about smoking, and attitudes before and four years after the implementation of a campus-wide smoking ban. Results: While student smoking rates and secondhand exposure did drop following the campus-wide ban, they did not drop at a significantly higher rate than the control. However, attitudes toward smoking, perceived smoking, and attitudes toward a campus-wide smoking ban did improve at rates significantly above any improvements shown at the control campus. Conclusions: Campus-wide smoking bans may lower the frequency of smoking on small college campuses, but not necessarily more than other smoking cessation efforts. They do appear to uniquely influence general attitudes and the visibility of smoking on campus. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01