Exposure to tobacco imagery in streaming television is associated with increased intentions to smoke and vape
The relationship between exposure to tobacco imagery and intentions to use tobacco or nicotine products in the future endures on streaming media. Future research is needed to parse differential influences on initiation versus cessation and better understand what kinds of depictions drive these relationships.
Authors
- Elexis C. Kierstead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-0451)
- Michael A. Tynan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5612-4019)
- Brenda Dimaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2580-3240)
- Jessica Miler Rath
- Nathan A. Silver
- Madison Iskra
- Maeh Al-Shawaf
Institutions
- American Legacy Foundation (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100668
- Primary Topic
- Media Influence and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00