Affiliation: | a Health Informatics Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA (J.T.S., E.M.A.) b Communication Research Section of the Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA (M.B.) |
Abstract: | This research is supported in part by Arizona Disease Control and Research Commission (ADCRC), Grant #9904 (M. Burgoon, PI). This study assesses how adolescent nonsmokers, at-risk smokers, and smokers differ in perceptions of smoking harms, benefits, and safety. While small differences exist when comparing attitudes and knowledge concerning short- and long-term benefits of smoking, large differences arise when attitudes and knowledge concerning the short-term benefits and the safety of casual smoking are compared. |