Predictors of Cigarette Smoking Initiation in Early, Middle, and Late Adolescence.

PURPOSE: Little is known about age-related differences in risk factors for cigarette smoking initiation. We identified predictors of initiation in early, middle, and late adolescence from among sociodemographic factors, indicators of smoking in the social environment, psychological characteristics, lifestyle indicators, and perceived need for cigarettes. METHODS: Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of 1,801 children recruited at age 10-11 years from 29 elementary schools in Montreal, Canada. Multivariable logistic regression within a generalized estimating equations framework was used to identify predictors among never smokers across three 2-year windows: age 11-13 years (n = 1,221); age
Auteurs (Zotero)
O'Loughlin, Jennifer; O'Loughlin, Erin K.; Wellman, Robert J.; Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; Dugas, Erika N.; Chagnon, Miguel; Dutczak, Hartley; Lague, Johanne; McGrath, Jennifer J.
Date de publication (Zotero)
septembre, 2017