ArticleHealth promotion practice2014
Using peer crowds to segment Black youth for smoking intervention.
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- Mapping of Crowdsourcing in Health: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Pooled it
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- Changing attitudes toward smoking and smoking susceptibility through peer crowd targeting: more evidence from a controlled study.Health communication · 2015Trial
- Youth Tobacco Control in the Digital Age: Impact of South Carolina's Youth Tobacco Education and Vaping Cessation Social Media Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Initiation Among Hip Hop-Identifying Youth.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Young adult peer crowds, e-cigarette advertising exposure, and e-cigarette use: Test of a mediation model.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Reach, Receptivity, And Beliefs Associated With theAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2022Article
- Psychographic segmentation to identify higher-risk teen peer crowds for health communications: Validation of Virginia's Mindset Lens Survey.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- "It's Not Too Aggressive": Key Features of Social Branding Anti-Tobacco Interventions for High-Risk Young Adults.Health promotion practice · 2021Article
- Join the Commune: A Controlled Study of Social Branding Influencers to Decrease Smoking Among Young Adult Hipsters.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2020Article
- Peer crowd-based targeting in E-cigarette advertisements: a qualitative study to inform counter-marketing.BMC public health · 2020Article
- The Vaping Teenager: Understanding the Psychographics and Interests of Adolescent Vape Users to Inform Health Communication Campaigns.Tobacco use insights · 2020Article
- Youth peer crowds and risk of cigarette use: The effects of dual peer crowd identification among hip hop youth.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Article
- Contemporary College Students' Reflections of their High School Peer Crowds.Journal of adolescent research · 2019Article
- Peer crowd segmentation for targeting public education campaigns: Hip hop youth and tobacco use.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Patterns of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Substance Use Among Young Adult Peer Crowds.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Article
- Learning what our target audiences think and do: extending segmentation to all four bases.BMC public health · 2019Article
- The Hip Hop peer crowd: An opportunity for intervention to reduce tobacco use among at-risk youth.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Bars, Nightclubs, and Cancer Prevention: New Approaches to Reduce Young Adult Cigarette Smoking.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Studies of peer crowds show promise for enhancing public health promotion and practice through targeting. Distinct images, role models, and social norms likely influence health behaviors of different peer crowds within health disparity groups. We describe peer crowds identified by Black young people and determine whether identification with them is associated with smoking. Data from Black young people aged 13 to 20 years in Richmond, Virginia, were collected via interview and online survey (N = 583). We identified the number and type of peer crowds using principal components analysis; associations with smoking were analyzed using Pearson chi-square tests and logistic regression. Three peer crowds were identified--"preppy," "mainstream," and "hip hop." Youth who identify with the hip hop peer crowd were more likely to smoke and have friends who smoke and less likely to hold antitobacco attitudes than those identifying with preppy or mainstream crowds. Identifying with the hip hop crowd significantly increased the odds of smoking, controlling for demographic factors (odds ratio = 1.97; 95% confidence interval = 1.03-3.76). Tobacco prevention efforts for Black youth and young adults should prioritize the hip hop crowd. Crowd identity measures can aid in targeting public health campaigns to effectively engage those at highest risk.
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