Adolescent attributes and young adult smoking cessation behavior.
This study collected data five times between 1983 and 2002 from 400 participants who originally came from upstate New York. These participants completed structured interviews as did their mothers three times. LISREL analysis generally supported the hypothesized model. The results indicated that having parents who smoked and having low educational aspirations and expectations were associated with being unconventional, which, in turn, was related to having low emotional control and reporting more internalizing behaviors. Internalizing behaviors were directly associated with a lower likelihood of smoking cessation, as was parental smoking. Research and clinical implications are discussed and the limitations noted.
Brook
Judith S
JS
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. judith.brook@nyumc.org
Marcus
Stephen E
SE
Zhang
Chenshu
C
Stimmel
Matthew A
MA
Balka
Elinor B
EB
Brook
David W
DW
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010551:Personality; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult