Global Impacts of Media on Tobacco Use Among Adolescents: A Comparative Analysis of the United States and China

................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction............................................................................................................................. 4 History and Development of the Chinese Tobacco Industry ................................................ 7 The Tobacco Industry’s Construction of a Youth Smoking Culture .................................... 9 How Tobacco Companies Fight Tobacco Control Campaigns........................................... 10 Psychosocial Factors and Predictors for Adolescent Smoking......................................... 13 Adolescent Smoking in the United States........................................................................... 13 Adolescent Smoking in China ............................................................................................ 14 Media and Adolescent Smoking in the United States ........................................................ 17 The Tobacco Industry’s Relationship with the Media and Hollywood .............................. 17 Impact of Media on Adolescent Smoking .......................................................................... 19 Media Impact on Adolescent Smoking in China................................................................ 24 Methods............................................................................................................................... 25 Results................................................................................................................................. 31 Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 35 Public Health Impact in China ............................................................................................ 40 Current Health Situation due to Tobacco Use in China...................................................... 40 Suggestions for Future Tobacco Control ............................................................................ 42 Conclusions......................................................................................................................... 48 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................... 49 Literature Cited .................................................................................................................... 50