Prospective prediction of children's smoking transitions: role of parents’ and older siblings’ smoking

Abstract

In contrast to previous research, the results provide new evidence suggesting that family smoking influences both initiation and escalation of children's smoking. Results also quantify, in terms of probabilities, the importance of parents' and older siblings' smoking on children's three major smoking transitions. Parents' smoking, as well as older siblings' smoking, are important behaviors to target in preventing adolescents from making smoking transitions.

Passive Smoking and Attitudes towards Tobacco Control Programs among Iranian Dental Students

“…The logistic regression model shows that current tobacco use is significantly associated with passive smoking at home. This result parallels findings of an association between family members' smoking (especially parents' and older siblings' smoking) and children's smoking (Rajan et al, 2003;Bricker et al, 2006;Loke and Wong, 2010). In addition, significantly associated factors, with the exception of gender, are different in the models for tobacco use experience and current tobacco use.…”

Variation in Family Structure Among Urban Adolescents and Its Effects on Drug Use

“…Research has shown that living with older siblings who smoke increases the risk for smoking (Bricker et al, 2006;Miller and Volk, 2002;Rajan et al, 2003), and that sibling and parent drinking affects adolescent drinking (Epstein et al, 1999). Theories of social influence such as Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986) and the Theory of Group Socialization (Harris, 1995) offer some explanation for the influence of older siblings in predicting adolescent drug use.…”

“…The authors conclude that respondents from singleparent families reported more problematic substance use than those from two-parent families, and that the effect of family structure was mediated by association with deviant peers and exposure to stress. Though several studies have identified the influence of older siblings on adolescent drug use including cigarettes (Bricker et al, 2006;Rajan et al, 2003) and multiple substances (Pomery et al, 2005), analyses that investigate the role of family structure on adolescent drug use generally do not include the role of siblings (e.g., Barrett and Turner, 2006;Farrell and White, 1998). The presence of older siblings in the household may serve not only as a source of behavioral influence, but also as a point of access to drugs or as a conduit to association with older, deviant peers, thereby increasing the likelihood that their younger siblings will use drugs.…”

The smoking attitudes, knowledge, intent, and behaviors of adolescents and young adults: Implications for nursing practice

“…Ma et al found strong positive correlations between subjective norm and perceived availability and there were strong inverse correlations between perceived parental sanctions and smoking [9] . Other research supports that subjective norm influences smoking behavior [10][11][12][13][14] .…”

“…A 2005 study of Washington state 3rd grade students [12] looked at whether family smoking behaviors could predict children's transition from trying smoking to daily smoking. What Bricker et al found was that family smoking behaviors were major influences in the younger child's (1) initiating or trying smoking the first time, (2) transitioning from trying to monthly smoking, and (3) transitioning from monthly to daily smoking.…”