1Professor and Director, NP Programs State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Nursing
2Professor and Associate Director RN-BS Program, CUNY School of Professional Studies (SPS)
*Corresponding author: Maria Rosario-Sim, RNC, Ed. D, CPNP-BC State University of New York Downstate School of Nursing 450 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203, Maria.rosario-sim@downstate.edu
Online published on 8 September, 2016.
The purpose of this article is to review current knowledge regarding teen smoking initiation and identify relevant strategies to reduce incidence. This evolved from research focused on differences among smokers, resisters, and smoking naives of a convenience sample of 328 Asian Americans aged 16–19 in New York City. This study identified that adolescents who smoke do so to be liked and fit in; to make friends, and because they are curious and want to experiment. The authors focused on identifying specific strategies focused on socialization, conformity and experimentation. Clearly more research involving this and other adolescent groups is needed to decrease smoking usage in the future.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Adolescents (AAPI) Smoking Initiation, Conformity, Acculturation, Experimentation
