European smokefree class competition: a measure to decrease smoking in youth

European smokefree class competition: a measure to decrease smoking in youth

"The competition is based on a logic of exclusion, suspicion, and mistrust" (p. 759). "...the central principle is ... to apply negative peer pressure upon teenage smokers" (p. 757). Empirical data indicate different conclusions: in a representative population based sample of 688...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2007-08, Vol.61 (8), p.750-751
Hauptverfasser: Hanewinkel, Reiner, Wiborg, Gudrun, Abdennbi, Kamel, Ariza, Carlos, Bollars, Caroline, Bowker, Sue, Clemente, M Pais, Fehri, Verena El, Florek, Ewa, Hruba, Drahoslava, Jensson, Vidar, Lepp, Kädi, Lotrean, Lucia, Nebot, Manel, Neuberger, Manfred, Ojala, Kristel, Pilali, Maria, Prost-Heinisch, Marie-Paule, Rämälä, Kirsi, Spruijt, Renate, Stastny, Peter, Tamang, Elizabeth, Touraine, Sylvia, Veryga, Aurelijus, Vartiainen, Erkki
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Community health
Competition
European Union
Humans
LETTERS
Medicine
Peer Group
Peer pressure
Peer relationships
Preventive medicine
prize competition
Public health
Secondhand smoke
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Prevention
Tobacco smoking
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Zusammenfassung:"The competition is based on a logic of exclusion, suspicion, and mistrust" (p. 759). "...the central principle is ... to apply negative peer pressure upon teenage smokers" (p. 757). Empirical data indicate different conclusions: in a representative population based sample of 6887 Swiss students and 440 teachers there was no difference regarding violence among classes participating in SFC and non-participating classes.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.2006.057224