Predicting Adolescent Smoking: A Prospective Study of Personality Variables
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.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Risk taking is associated with later substance use.
“For example, risk taking is associated with later substance use (Burt et al. 2000), a common outcome among individuals diagnosed with childhood ADHD (Charach et al. 2011; Lee et al. 2011).”
From Risk taking and sensitivity to punishment in children with ADHD, ODD, ADHD+ODD, and controls (2011) · cites this paper as Burt et al. 2000
Cites
Statistical Methods in Cancer Research
Breslow, N. E. (1980) · Cited by 7,332 · see citing works
Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials
Sonnad, S. S. (1999) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1097/00005768-199902000-00025 · Cited by 1,130 · see citing works
Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials
Murray, D. M. (2007) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780195120363.001.0001 · Cited by 1,114 · see citing works
Botvin, G. J. (1995) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03520380042033 · Cited by 913 · see citing works
The smoking problem: A review of the research and theory in behavioral risk modification.
Leventhal, H., & Cleary, P. D. (1980) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.88.2.370 · Cited by 773 · see citing works
Goldstein, J., Bachman, J. G., Wadsworth, K. N., O’Malley, P. M., Johnston, L. D., & Schulenberg, J. E. (2003) · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · doi:10.2307/3089835 · Cited by 557 · see citing works
Behavioral Health: A Handbook of Health Enhancement and Disease Prevention
Herd, A. J., & Jd, M. (1984) · Medical Entomology and Zoology · Cited by 511 · see citing works
Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Sherman, S. J., & Edwards, D. A. (1990) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037//0278-6133.9.6.701 · Cited by 460 · see citing works
Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Sherman, S. J., Montello, D. R., & McGrew, J. H. (1986) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.22.3.327 · Cited by 349 · see citing works
Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Sherman, S. J., et al. (1990) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.9.6.701 · Cited by 348 · see citing works
Predicting the Onset of Cigarette Smoking in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study1
Chassin, L., Presson, C. C., Sherman, S. J., Corty, E. W., & Olshavsky, R. W. (1984) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1984.tb02233.x · Cited by 332 · see citing works
Preventing adolescent drug use: long-term results of a junior high program.
Ellickson, P. L., Bell, R. M., & McGuigan, K. A. (1993) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.83.6.856 · Cited by 323 · see citing works
The validity of smoking self-reports by adolescents: A reexamination of the bogus pipeline procedure
Murray, D. M., O’Connell, C. M., Schmid, L. A., & Perry, C. L. (1987) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/0306-4603(87)90003-7 · Cited by 272 · see citing works
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and smoking by adolescent daughters.
Kandel, D. B., Wu, P., & Davies, M. (1994) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.84.9.1407 · Cited by 266 · see citing works
Six-year follow-up of the first Waterloo school smoking prevention trial.
Flay, B. R., Koepke, D., Thomson, S. J., Santi, S. M., Best, J. A., & Brown, K. S. (1989) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.79.10.1371 · Cited by 233 · see citing works
Relationship between drug use and other problem behaviors in urban adolescents.
Farrell, A. D., Danish, S. J., & Howard, C. W. (1992) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037//0022-006x.60.5.705 · Cited by 228 · see citing works
Mental health in first grade and teenage drug, alcohol, and cigarette use
Kellam, S. G. (1980) · Drug and Alcohol Dependence · doi:10.1016/0376-8716(80)90003-4 · Cited by 207 · see citing works
Four- and five-year follow-up results from four seventh-grade smoking prevention strategies
Murray, D. M., Davis-Hearn, M., Goldman, A. I., Pirie, P. L., & Luepker, R. V. (1988) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/bf00844938 · Cited by 203 · see citing works
Relationship between drug use and other problem behaviors in urban adolescents.
Farrell, A. D., Danish, S. J., & Howard, C. W. (1992) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.60.5.705 · Cited by 191 · see citing works
Gender differences in tobacco use.
Grunberg, N. E., Winders, S. E., & Wewers, M. E. (1991) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.10.2.143 · Cited by 181 · see citing works
Parental Influence on Early Adolescent Substance Use
Andrews, J. A., Hops, H., Ary, D. V., Tildesley, E. A., & Harris, J. (1993) · The Journal of Early Adolescence · doi:10.1177/0272431693013003004 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
Smoking prevalence in a cohort of adolescents, including absentees, dropouts, and transfers.
Pirie, P. L., Murray, D. M., & Luepker, R. V. (1988) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.78.2.176 · Cited by 164 · see citing works
The Development of Smoking Behavior: Conceptualization and Supportive Cross‐Sectional Survey Data1
Hirschman, R. S., Leventhal, H., & Glynn, K. (1984) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1984.tb02231.x · Cited by 162 · see citing works
Collins, L. M., Sussman, S. Y., Rauch, J. M., Dent, C. W., Johnson, C. A., Hansen, W. B., & Flay, B. R. (1987) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1987.tb00330.x · Cited by 161 · see citing works
Longitudinal changes in adolescent cigarette smoking behavior: Onset and cessation
Ary, D. V., & Biglan, A. (1988) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/bf00844936 · Cited by 148 · see citing works
The Relationship of MMPI and Sensation Seeking Scales to Adolescent Drug Use
Andrucci, G. L., Archer, R. P., Pancoast, D. L., & Gordon, R. A. (1989) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa5302_4 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Lipkus, I. M., Barefoot, J. C., Williams, R. B., & Siegler, I. C. (1994) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037//0278-6133.13.2.149 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
Sensation Seeking and Targeting of Televised Anti-Drug PSAs
Hawkins, J. D., Catalano, R. F., & Kent, L. A. (2012) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203052419-19 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
Five- and six-year follow-up results from four seventh-grade smoking prevention strategies
Murray, D. M., Pirie, P. L., Luepker, R. V., & Pallonen, U. E. (1989) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1007/bf00846551 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Persuasive Communication and Drug Abuse Prevention
Donohew, L., Sypher, H. E., & Bukoski, W. J. (2012) · Routledge eBooks · doi:10.4324/9780203052419 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
Personality scores and smoking behaviour. A longitudinal study.
Cherry, N., & KIERNAN, K. E. (1976) · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · doi:10.1136/jech.30.2.123 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Lorch, E. P., Palmgreen, P., Donohew, L., Helm, D., BAER, S. A., & D’Silva, M. U. (1994) · Human Communication Research · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2958.1994.tb00328.x · Cited by 115 · see citing works
Fergusson, D. M., Lynskey, M. T., & Horwood, L. J. (2003) · Addiction · doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1995.9056476.x · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Lipkus, I. M., Barefoot, J. C., Williams, R. B., et al. (1994) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.13.2.149 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Grade changes in peer influence on adolescent cigarette smoking: A comparison of two measures
Urberg, K. A., Cheng, C.-H., & Shyu, S.-J. (1991) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/0306-4603(91)90036-h · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Are psychosocial factors related to smoking in grade-6 students?
Pederson, L. L., Koval, J. J., & O’Connor, K. A. (1997) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/s0306-4603(96)00014-7 · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Health risk behaviors of adolescent and young adult siblings.
D’Amico, E. J., & Fromme, K. (1997) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037//0278-6133.16.5.426 · Cited by 82 · see citing works
McCaul, K. D., Glasgow, R. E., O’Neill, H. K., et al. (1982) · Journal of School Health · doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1982.tb07132.x · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Smoking and rebelliousness: A longitudinal study from childhood to maturity.
Stewart, L. H., & Livson, N. H. (1966) · Journal of Consulting Psychology · doi:10.1037/h0023371 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
Fergusson, D. M., Lynskey, M. T., & Horwood, L. J. (1995) · Addiction · doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1995.tb02203.x · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Health risk behaviors of adolescent and young adult siblings.
D’Amico, E. J., & Fromme, K. (1997) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.16.5.426 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Stein, J. A., Newcomb, M. D., & Bentler, P. M. (1996) · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01844.x · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Preventing Adolescent Drug Abuse
LECOQ, L. L., & Capuzzi, D. (1984) · The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development · doi:10.1002/j.2164-4683.1984.tb00253.x · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Santi, S., Cargo, M., Brown, K. S., Best, J. A., & Cameron, R. (1994) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/0306-4603(94)90029-9 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
A Cognitive Developmental Approach to Smoking Prevention
Glynn, K., Leventhal, H., & Hirschman, R. S. (1985) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e496802006-009 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
The Utilization of Attitudes and Beliefs as Indicators of Future Smoking Behavior
Downey, A. M., & O’Rourke, T. W. (1976) · Journal of Drug Education · doi:10.2190/vpf8-rqw8-kkc5-v245 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Croft, J. B., Hunter, S. M., Webber, L. S., et al. (1985) · Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/0091-7435(85)90026-x · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Social Disaffection, Friendship Patterns and Adolescent Cigarette Use: The Muscatine Study
Krohn, M. D., Naughton, M. J., Skinner, W. F., et al. (1986) · Journal of School Health · doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1986.tb05723.x · Cited by 33 · see citing works
INITIATION OF CIGARETTE SMOKING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN
Burchfiel, C. M., HIGGINS, M. W., Keller, J. B., et al. (1989) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115349 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Risk taking and sensitivity to punishment in children with ADHD, ODD, ADHD+ODD, and controls
Humphreys, K. L., & Lee, S. S. (2011) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-011-9237-6 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Personality Correlates Related to Tobacco Abstinence following Treatment
Hooten, W. M., Wolter, T. D., Ames, S. C., Hurt, R. D., Vickers, K. S., Offord, K. P., & Hays, J. T. (2005) · The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine · doi:10.2190/n9f1-1r9g-6edw-9bfl · Cited by 47 · see citing works
- 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
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review