Legislation - Wakefield Flashcards
What was the method used?
Self report
What was the aim of the Wakefield study?
To determine the relation between the extent of restrictions on smoking at home, in school and in public places and smoking uptake and prevalence among school students
What was the sample in the Wakefield study?
Random sample of 17287 high school students at 202 schools in the US aged 14-17
How many categories were participants sorted into according to their stage of smoking uptake
Six
What were the categories?
Non-susceptible non-smokers, susceptible non-smokers, early experimenters, advanced experimenters, established smokers and current smokers
What did the closed question aim to found out?
How smoking was restricted in the home
What were the 2 measures of school smoking?
Whether there was a ban and if so, how well it was enforced
Not developing a smoking habit was significantly linked to which 3 restrictions and bans?
Parent-enforced restrictions at home, legal restrictions in public places and school enforced bans
Which ban was more effective than legal bans in public places on uptake of smoking?
Home smoking bans
School smoking bans were associated with what percentage reduction in uptake of smoking across all stages?
11%
What did authors acknowledge about their studies
There were methodological limitations
What did Wakefield suggest about influences on teenage smoking besides restrictions
He suggests that there may be other factors that influence teenage smoking e.g the media, peer pressure
