2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Posters)-EP01.01. Binge-Watching Frequency and Tobacco Use in Adolescents: Data from “Blaam Smoke-Free Movie” Program

EP01.01. Binge-Watching Frequency and Tobacco Use in Adolescents: Data from “Blaam Smoke-Free Movie” Program - PDF(Abstract)

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This study focuses on the relationship between binge-watching frequency and tobacco use in adolescents. The researchers collected data from the "Blaam smoke-free movie" program, which aims to reduce adolescent exposure to smoking imagery in movies. The study included students from secondary schools in Southern Italy who completed a questionnaire on binge-watching behavior, attitude towards cigarette smoking, and socio-demographic details.<br /><br />The results showed that among the 1790 students enrolled, 20% were categorized as daily smokers, 26.3% as occasional smokers, 4% as former smokers, and 49.7% as non-smokers. The majority of adolescents considered smoking traditional cigarettes, rolled cigarettes, and cigars as very dangerous. However, fewer considered smoking heat-not-burn cigarettes, hookahs, and e-cigarettes as dangerous. Among smokers, 47% of traditional and rolled cigarette smokers and 32% of e-cigarette smokers expressed a desire to quit, while only 16% of heat-not-burn smokers seemed interested in quitting.<br /><br />The study also found a correlation between binge-watching behavior and tobacco use. Adolescents who reported staying longer than expected to watch TV series, neglecting chores to watch TV series, postponing turning off the TV, and feeling depressed, irritable, or nervous when they couldn't watch TV series were more likely to smoke. Higher levels of dependence on watching TV series were also associated with a lower perception of risk for traditional, electronic, and heat-not-burn cigarettes.<br /><br />Overall, the study suggests that there is a widespread use of new smoking devices, such as heat-not-burn, which are perceived as less harmful and reduce the urge to quit smoking. Furthermore, the continuous exposure to movies and TV series is associated with a higher probability of starting to smoke. These findings highlight the importance of reducing smoking imagery in media and implementing tobacco control measures to prevent adolescent smoking.

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Daniela Bafunno

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Speaker Daniela Bafunno

Topic Risk Factors, Risk Reduction & Tobacco Control

Keywords

binge-watching frequency

tobacco use

adolescents

smoke-free movie program

questionnaire

smoking behavior

socio-demographic details

perception of risk

new smoking devices

quitting smoking