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Predicting Adolescent Smoking: A Prospective Study of Personality Variables

Burt, Richard D., Dinh, Khanh T., Peterson, Arthur V., Sarason, Irwin G.·2000·Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Objective We investigated how personality variables measured at 5th grade predict daily smoking in 12th grade.Methods A group of 3130 fifth graders was assessed for a propensity toward Rebelliousness, Risk Taking, Problem Helplessness, Affect Regulation, and Early Maturation and susceptibility to Peer Compliance and Peer Approval. Daily smoking status was determined for 94.7% of them 7 years later, in 12th grade.Results Rebelliousness and Risk Taking were the most significant predictors of smoking. There was no statistical evidence that the extent of prediction depended on gender or history of early smoking. No predictive evidence was seen for the other personality measures, including those describing susceptibility to peer influences.Conclusions These results show that propensity toward rebelliousness and risk taking in childhood predicts adolescent smoking. They suggest that smoking prevention programs would do well to address the needs and expectations of rebellious and risk-taking youth.

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Authors
Burt, R. D., Dinh, K. T., Peterson, A. V., & Sarason, I. G.
Affiliations
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Peterson, Arthur V.
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-02
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
115-125
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2000265637
Cited by
121
References
49
Citations by year
2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 7
FWCI
2.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ca057388-05)
  • National Cancer Institute (RP1CA-38269, R01CA-57388)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Health and Behaviors
Keywords
adolescent smoking, personality traits, rebelliousness, risk-taking, emotion regulation, early maturation, peer approval, smoking prevention, daily smoking, childhood predictors
MeSH terms
Smoking Prevention, Adolescent, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Education, Humans, Male, Personality Assessment, Prospective Studies, Risk-Taking, Smoking, Social Conformity

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