Pro-smoking information scanning using social media predicts young adults' smoking behavior

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Highlights：

• Frequency of social media use is directly related to pro-smoking information scanning.

• Social media participation is directly related to pro-smoking information scanning.

• Pro-smoking information scanning influence smoking through a mediating mechanism.

• Time 1 pro-smoking information scanning is a significant predictor of Time 2 smoking.

摘要

•Frequency of social media use is directly related to pro-smoking information scanning.•Social media participation is directly related to pro-smoking information scanning.•Pro-smoking information scanning influence smoking through a mediating mechanism.•Time 1 pro-smoking information scanning is a significant predictor of Time 2 smoking.

论文关键词：Young adult smoking,Social media use,Information scanning,The integrative model of behavioral prediction

论文评审过程：Received 5 April 2017, Revised 3 August 2017, Accepted 3 August 2017, Available online 3 August 2017, Version of Record 23 August 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.004