The influence of depressive symptoms on experimental smoking and intention to smoke in a diverse youth sample

Numerous studies have shown associations between smoking and depression, but the generalizability of the relationship across ethnic groups remains unknown. The present study assessed the association between depression and smoking intention and experimentation among adolescents from four ethnic group...

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Published in:	Nicotine & tobacco research Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 243 - 248
Main Authors:	Nezami, Elahe, Unger, Jennifer, Tan, Sylvia, Mahaffey, Caitlin, Ritt-Olson, Anamara, Sussman, Steve, Nguyen-Michel, Selena, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes, Azen, Stan, Johnson, C. Anderson
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis Group Ltd 01-04-2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior African Americans - psychology African Americans - statistics & numerical data Analysis of Variance Asian Americans - psychology Asian Americans - statistics & numerical data Attitude to Health Confidence Intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Depression - complications Depression - etiology European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Female Hispanic Americans - psychology Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data Humans Los Angeles - epidemiology Male Odds Ratio Peer Group Psychology, Adolescent Smoking - ethnology Smoking - psychology Stress, Psychological - ethnology Surveys and Questionnaires Los Angeles
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Summary:	Numerous studies have shown associations between smoking and depression, but the generalizability of the relationship across ethnic groups remains unknown. The present study assessed the association between depression and smoking intention and experimentation among adolescents from four ethnic groups in the Los Angeles area—Chinese/Chinese American, Latino/Hispanic, Persian/Iranian, and White. Over 800 7th graders in the Los Angeles area completed measures of depressive symptoms, experimentation with smoking, intention to smoke, and sociodemographic covariates. Chinese/Chinese American students had the lowest levels of depressive symptoms, whereas Latinos/Hispanics had the highest levels. Latinos/Hispanics also were the most likely to intend to smoke in the next year and were the most likely to have started experimenting with cigarette smoking. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with intention to smoke even after controlling for language use acculturation, socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnicity. The association between depressive symptoms and intention to smoke did not vary significantly across ethnic groups. These results indicate that the association between depressive symptoms and adolescent smoking generalizes across diverse ethnic groups.
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ISSN:	1462-2203 1469-994X
DOI:	10.1080/14622200500055483