TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent Tobacco and Alcohol Use
T2 - The Influence of Body Image
AU - Ramseyer Winter, Virginia
AU - Kennedy, Andrea K.
AU - O'Neill, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2017/5/4
Y1 - 2017/5/4
N2 - The association between body image and adolescent substance use is underexplored despite the established relationship between body image and risky behaviors. The current study utilized data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children 2001–2002 survey, a nationally representative survey of youths in the United States. Measures included perceived size/weight, perceived attractiveness, ever tried smoking, currently a smoker, currently a drinker, and binge drinking in the previous 30 days. Size and attractiveness perceptions were related to substance use, although the association differed by gender. The significant findings and implications are discussed.
AB - The association between body image and adolescent substance use is underexplored despite the established relationship between body image and risky behaviors. The current study utilized data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children 2001–2002 survey, a nationally representative survey of youths in the United States. Measures included perceived size/weight, perceived attractiveness, ever tried smoking, currently a smoker, currently a drinker, and binge drinking in the previous 30 days. Size and attractiveness perceptions were related to substance use, although the association differed by gender. The significant findings and implications are discussed.
KW - adolescents
KW - alcohol use
KW - body image
KW - tobacco use
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U2 - 10.1080/1067828X.2017.1279992
DO - 10.1080/1067828X.2017.1279992
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85013634274
SN - 1067-828X
VL - 26
SP - 219
EP - 228
JO - Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
IS - 3
ER -