title: Predicting young adulthood smoking among adolescent smokers and nonsmokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine predictors of smoking in young adulthood among (1) adolescent nonsmokers and (2) adolescent smokers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed from a longitudinal study of adolescents to young adulthood in 1988-1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Predictors of smoking in young  adulthood among adolescent nonsmokers included less education, being unmarried in adulthood, lower family social support, non-smoking parents, and increased alcohol use over time. Predictors of smoking in young adulthood among adolescent smokers included lower family social support, more adolescent  friends who used drugs, and slower decreases in depressive symptoms over time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distinct factors predict smoking initiation versus maintenance among young adults.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Mendel
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Rebecca C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Windle
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Windle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support