Family and personal protective factors moderate the effects of adversity and negative disposition on smoking among Chinese adolescents.
Tobacco use among Chinese adolescents is increasing at approximately 80,000 new smokers per day. Assessing the causes for initiating tobacco use in China will be important in developing effective interventions and policies to stem rising prevalence rates. This study tested predictors of Resilience Theory in a sample of 602 Chinese adolescents. Results revealed that prior adversity, measured through school and family-related events, was significantly associated with increased smoking in females. Family factors (i.e., family cohesion, family adaptability, parental monitoring) and one personal factor (i.e., academic score) were associated with lower odds for smoking due to prior adversity and negative disposition.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California 91803, USA. arpawong@usc.edu
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Arpawong
Ping
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Sun
Megan Chia-Chen
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Chang
Peggy
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Gallaher
Zengchang
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Pang
Qian
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Guo
C Anderson
CA
Johnson
Jennifer
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Unger
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002605:Character; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012932:Social Facilitation; D014427:Twins / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology