title: [Psychosocial risk factors in adolescent tobacco use: negative mood-states, peer group and parenting styles].
abstract: There are multiple factors that can affect the risk of tobacco use in adolescence. By analyzing these factors together we can disentangle the specific relevance of each of them in shaping teenagers' individual behavior. The goal of this research study is to deepen our understanding of the relationship between tobacco use in adolescence and socio-demographic and socio-emotional variables. We worked with a representative sample of 2,289 Catalan teenagers (aged 15-18) who responded to a questionnaire drawn up by the Families and Children Panel. Regression models were developed to assess the statistical associations of different mood states (sadness, nervousness and loneliness), peer-group characteristics and parenting styles, with tobacco use. The results indicate that addictive behavior is more likely when teenagers show negative mood states, controlling for socio-demographic variables and other risk factors. Among these additional factors, authoritative parenting styles reduce the risk of tobacco use, compared to authoritarian, permissive and neglectful parenting. Extensive tobacco use within the peer group is the risk factor most strongly associated with teenagers' individual behavior.
authors.affiliation: Consorcio Instituto de Infancia i Mundo Urbano, Barcelona, España. albertjulia@ciimu.org
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Julià Cano
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Escapa Solanas
authors.forename: Marga
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marí-Klose
authors.forename: Pau
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marí-Klose
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*