Longitudinal Effects of Hostility, Depression, and Bullying on Adolescent Smoking Initiation

Abstract

Purpose-This study examined the associations between smoking initiation and, hostility, depressive symptoms, and bullying (bullies and bully-victims) among a culturally diverse sample of 1771 adolescents who reported never having smoked at baseline. Methods-Datawere from a longitudinal school-based experimental trial of smoking prevention programs in Southern California. Students were surveyed annually while in the 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grades. All students in the 24 participating schools were invited to participate in the study during the 6 th grade.Results-The risk of smoking initiation was significantly higher among students who score higher on hostility and depressive symptoms, and were bully-victims.Conclusions-The findings suggest that tobacco prevention programs should include strategies of managing hostile feelings and negative affect as part of the curriculum. In addition, it may be helpful to identify youth who score high on these psychosocial factors and teach them skills to handle interpersonal conflict and negative feelings to prevent their involvement in substance use.

Bullying e uso de substâncias psicoativas na adolescência: uma revisão sistemática

“…No entanto, foi encontrado um estudo mostrando associação com o uso de álcool, cigarro e outras drogas no último ano apenas para bullying verbal e relacional 41 , e outro indicando que praticar o bullying não prediz o uso de drogas na adolescência, mas prediz na idade adulta 42 . Apenas no estudo de Weiss et al 43 não foi encontrada associação entre perpetração do bullying e tabagismo.…”

Assessing demographic differences in decisional balance for smoking prevention and temptations to try smoking among adolescent subgroups

“…A number of studies have cited a link between psychological risk factors (e.g. depressive symptoms) and cigarette smoking initiation in adolescence [37][38][39][40] . Moreover, we did not investigate the association of the three demographic variables directly to cigarette smoking initiation.…”

Adolescent Cigarette Use in the Americas: The Link with Depression

“…High rates of co-occurrence have been reported for cigarette use and depressive symptoms (McKenzie, Olsson, Jorm, Romaniuk, & Patton, 2010;Weiss et al, 2011). The available evidence suggests that adolescents with a substance use disorder and a mental disorder are more psychologically distressed (Essau, 2011;Oesterle, 2008).…”

“…Similarly, data from adolescents in California suggest that those who report greater depression during 6 th grade are at greater risk for smoking initiation two years later (Weiss, Mouttapa, Cen, Johnson, & Unger, 2011). Further, higher levels of depressive symptoms at age 14 have been associated with a steeper rate of smoking progression (Audrain-McGovern, Rodriguez, & Kassel, 2009).…”