Associations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United States

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dc.contributorMo, Bonnie Choien_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-22T02:41:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-24T21:41:18Z
dc.date.available2008-04-22T02:41:26Z
dc.date.available2011-08-24T21:41:18Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-22T02:41:26Z
dc.date.submittedDecember 2007en_US
dc.description.abstractStudies done on the association of smoking and depression found inconclusive results in the direction of the association. The present study utilized public data from the Add Health to examine the associations between depressive symptoms and smoking concurrently and prospectively in adolescents, predictors of current smoking, and associations between concurrent depressive levels and smoking cessation status. The results indicate depressive symptoms promote concurrent and prospective smoking behavior. Higher levels of depressive symptoms at Wave I was characteristic of participants who smoked in the past and smoked regular. Higher depressive symptoms in Wave II were indicative of smoking initiation and regular smoking in Wave II. Also, depressive symptoms and age predicted current smoking status. Results did not find significant differences in depressive symptoms and smoking cessation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/682
dc.language.isoENen_US
dc.publisherSocial Worken_US
dc.titleAssociations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United Statesen_US
dc.typeM.S.W.en_US

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