J D Sargent

..To examine the association between movie smoking exposure (MSE) and adolescent smoking according to rating category...

..Our aims were to assess drinking in a sample of popular contemporary movies and to examine the association of movie alcohol exposure with early-onset drinking in an adolescent sample...

..This study examines the predictive validity of sensation seeking as a predictor of adolescent substance use, in order to optimize targeting for substance use prevention programs...

..We hypothesize that movie smoking will have greater effects on smoking initiation, whereas tobacco advertising receptivity will primarily affect experimentation...

..To examine the concurrent effects of exposure to movie smoking and tobacco marketing receptivity on adolescent smoking onset and progression...

..To assess the association between exposure to movie smoking and established adolescent smoking...

..Regional studies have linked exposure to movie smoking with adolescent smoking. We examined this association in a representative US sample...

..To test the hypothesis that greater exposure to smoking in films is associated with trying smoking among adolescents...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between receptivity to cigarette promotions and smoking uptake in a cohort of adolescents...

..To determine if young adolescents who report that their parents restrict viewing R-rated movies have a lower risk of trying smoking in the future...

..There is a real need for studies to be conducted in European and other populations to better understand the global reach of smoking in American film, since over half of box office revenues come from outside the United States...

..To inform the development of messages for tobacco prevention programs, we examined seven positive and five negative outcome expectations of smoking as risk factors for smoking uptake...

..This study examines, for the first time, the association between viewing tobacco use in movies and attitudes toward smoking among children who have never smoked a cigarette...

..This study indicates that the well-documented inhibitory effect of calcium and phosphorus on iron absorption is not clinically important in infants fed iron-fortified infant formula...

..This study examined the effect of an active program of household lead paint hazard abatement, applied over 22 years, on childhood lead poisoning in Massachusetts...

..To describe ownership of alcohol-branded merchandise (ABM) and its association with attitudinal susceptibility, initiation of alcohol use, and binge drinking...

..To determine exposure of young adolescents to extremely violent movies...

..Most behavioral approaches to adolescent smoking address the behavior directly. We explore an indirect approach: modifying exposure to portrayals of smoking in movies...

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..To evaluate the hypothesis that adolescents are less likely to smoke if their parents voice strong disapproval of smoking...

..The most highly advertised US cigarette brands account for most brand appearances, which suggests an advertising motive to this practice...

..To assess the relation between adolescents' favourite movie stars, the portrayal of tobacco use by those stars in contemporary motion pictures, and adolescent smoking...

..An association between maternal subclinical hypothyroidism and low intelligence quotient (IQ) in the offspring has recently been shown...

..Although many movies depict no adult smoking, more than one third depict smoking as more prevalent than that among US adults at the time of release...

..We examined the role of parents in monitoring and limiting children's movie exposure and whether or not this was associated with a lower risk of adolescent smoking and drinking...

..The aim of this study was to describe tobacco use in a large representative sample of movies...

..Viewing smoking and drinking in movies may prompt adolescents to initiate these behaviors. Movies with R ratings contain more smoking than do movies in all other rating categories...

..We conducted a prospective study to determine whether movie smoking exposure during early adolescence predicts established smoking in older teens and young adults...

..To examine preschoolers' attitudes, expectations, and perceptions of tobacco and alcohol use...

..Exposure to smoking in movies has been linked with adolescent smoking initiation in cross-sectional studies. We undertook a prospective study to ascertain whether exposure to smoking in movies predicts smoking initiation...

..We examined whether the geographic density of alcohol retailers was greater in geographic areas with higher levels of demographic characteristics that predict health disparities...

..Despite concerns about exposure to violent media, there are few data on youth exposure to violent movies. In this study we examined such exposure among young US adolescents...

..These results demonstrate that smokers spontaneously represent the action of smoking when viewing others smoke, the consequence of which may make it more difficult to abstain from smoking...

..The results suggest media influence works in a similar manner to social influence and that Whites may be more susceptible to both types of influence...

..To assess whether a dose-response relation exists between the number of cigarette promotional items (CPIs) owned by an adolescent, and smoking behaviour...

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..To assess the association between smoking onset and exposure to movie smoking according to character type...

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..The aim of this study was to determine if parental restriction regarding Restricted-rated movies (R movies) predicts lower rates of early-onset alcohol use...

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..Several studies have linked seeing smoking in movies with adolescent smoking, but none have determined how much movie smoking adolescents see...

..Although additional dietary calcium is recommended frequently to reduce the risk of lead poisoning, its role in preventing lead absorption has not been evaluated clinically...

..To describe alcohol use and alcohol brand appearances in popular movies and estimate adolescents' exposure to this alcohol-related content...

..The relationship between media exposure and school performance has not been studied extensively in adolescents...

..Few studies have assessed the association between exposure to movie smoking and urge to smoke under real-world conditions...

..Comprehensive advertising restrictions, as included in the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, are vital for countries where transnational tobacco companies have yet to penetrate the market...

..We compared survival in treatment strategies and determined risk factors for one-year mortality for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) using intention-to-treat analysis...

..5); the horror without smoking estimate was 0.88, but not statistically significant. This short report offers preliminary evidence that movie horror as one factor besides visual smoking cues that could increase UTS in a community setting...

..Tests for gender differences indicated that girls showed larger effects of movie exposure for some variables. Implications for policy and prevention research are discussed...

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..To assess whether movie alcohol exposure is associated with alcohol use during early adolescence...

..Studies of US adolescents have linked exposure to movie smoking with smoking behavior. It is unclear whether European adolescents are also responsive to movie tobacco imagery...

..To determine whether the effect of movie exposure to smoking on adolescent smoking onset is mediated through increased affiliation with peers who smoke...

..Health promotion activities that address multiple risk factors and involve children are needed by young families in rural communities...

..Studies have linked exposure to movie smoking and smoking initiation among adolescents in the United States, but there has been only one published study of adolescents outside the U.S...

..We sought to determine whether there is evidence of a causal link between exposure to tobacco promotion and the initiation of tobacco use by children...