Why Children Smoke in 2015 and Prospects for Stopping Them: a Review of Current Literature

Williams, Rebecca; Knight, Rebecca A.; Wills, Thomas A.

doi:10.1007/s12170-015-0473-2

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“…Three variables were assessed because they were known predictors of adolescent smoking [19][20][21] and two were covariates in previous research. 15 Items for parental support and rebelliousness were introduced with the stem, 'Here are some things that people may say about themselves.…”

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E-cigarette use is differentially related to smoking onset among lower risk adolescents

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Objective E-cigarette use has been linked to onset of cigarette smoking among adolescents but some commentators have suggested that this simply reflects high-risk adolescents being more likely to use e-cigarettes and to smoke. We tested whether the effect of e-cigarette use for smoking onset differs for youth who are lower vs. higher on propensity to smoke. Methods School-based survey with a longitudinal sample of 1,136 students (9th – 11th graders, mean age 14.7 years) in Hawaii, initially surveyed in 2013 (T1) and followed up 1 year later (T2). We assessed e-cigarette use, propensity to smoke based on three psychosocial factors known to predict smoking (rebelliousness, parental support, and willingness to smoke), and cigarette smoking status. Analyses based on T1 never-smokers tested the relation of T1 e-cigarette use to T2 smoking status for participants lower vs. higher on T1 propensity to smoke. Results The relation between T1 e-cigarette use and T2 smoking onset was stronger among participants with lower levels of rebelliousness and willingness and higher levels of parental support. A multiple logistic regression analysis with T2 smoking as the criterion tested the cross-product of T1 e-cigarette use and T1 smoking propensity score; the interaction (OR = 0.88, p = .01) indicated a significantly larger effect for smoking onset among lower-risk youth. Conclusions The results indicate e-cigarette use is a risk factor for smoking onset, not just a marker of high risk for smoking. This study provides evidence that e-cigarettes are recruiting lower-risk adolescents to smoking, which has public health implications.

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“…The propensity score was based on prior research indicating smoking onset prospectively linked to high rebelliousness, low parental support and some level of willingness to smoke. [19][20][21] …”

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