title: Media and secondhand smoke exposure: results from a national survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether associations between anti-secondhand smoke (SHS) media, social cognitions about SHS, and home restrictions on smoking follow patterns observed in smoking behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on a nationally representative sample of 2348 US adults drawn from the American Legacy Foundation's American Smoking and Health Survey, we tested relationships among scales of anti-SHS media, social cognitions, and home restrictions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found anti-SHS media and SHS cognitions, as well as social cognitions and home restrictions, to be significantly associated. Social cognitions mediated the relationship between anti-SHS media and home restrictions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Previously observed relationships between media, social cognitions, and smoking also exist for SHS. Anti-SHS media campaigns to increase home restrictions may help to reduce SHS exposure.
authors.affiliation: American Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC, USA. devans@rti.org
authors.forename: W Douglas
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crankshaw
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nimsch
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morgan-Lopez
authors.forename: Matthew C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Farrelly
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D040241:Social Marketing; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution