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Associations between optimism, tobacco smoking and substanceabuse among Iranian high school students

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Marin, Soudabeh, Heshmatian, Esmaeil, Nadrian, Haidar, Fakhari, Ali, Mohammadpourasl, Asghar·2019·Health Promotion Perspectives
DOI 10.15171/hpp.2019.38PMC PMC6875553
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Background: Optimism is known to be associated with many health behaviors. However, the associations between optimism, tobacco smoking and substance abuse in adolescents are not well documented. This study aimed to address this research gap in a large school-based population. Methods: Participants (N = 1104) were selected based on multi-stage cluster sampling method. Cigarette and hookah smoking behaviors, illicit drug use, optimism, and relevant covariates were measured using a validated questionnaire. Data were analyzed using ordinal logistic regression. Results: After adjustment, higher optimism score was a protective factor against being situated in advanced stages of cigarette smoking (odds ratio [OR] = 0.88, 95% CI: 0.84-0.91), hookah smoking (OR = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.88-0.94), and illicit drugs usage (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.85-0.95). Moreover, the results showed that negative-stability and negative-globality domains of optimism were significantly higher among advanced-stage smokers and illicit drug users. Conclusion: Optimism was found to be a protective factor against tobacco smoking and substance abuse; whereas pessimism (negative-stability and negative-globality) was found to be a determinant factor. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of optimism on the transition in cigarette and hookah smoking stages.

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    The Results report that higher optimism scores were associated with lower odds of illicit drug use among students, and the Discussion describes the study as cross-sectional. The paper does not establish that optimistic youth were less likely to become drug dependent: it measured drug use, not dependence or later onset. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • A higher optimism score, measured using the Children Attributional Style Questionnaire, was a protective factor against illicit drug use (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.85-0.95).

    “a higher optimism score (measured using the Children Attributional Style Questionnaire, CASQ) was a protective factor against illicit drug use (OR = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.85–0.95).”

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Authors
Marin, S., Heshmatian, E., Nadrian, H., Fakhari, A., & Mohammadpourasl, A.
Affiliations
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
ORCID
Venue
Health Promotion Perspectives
Publisher
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
Published
2019-10-24
Volume
9
Issue
4
Pages
279-284
ISSN
2228-6497 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.15171/hpp.2019.38
PMC
PMC6875553
OpenAlex
W2982217407
Cited by
8
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6
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2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2
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0.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
  • University of Tabriz
  • Health Services Management Research Center
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
optimism, smoking, waterpipe smoking, illicit drug use, substance abuse, adolescents, high school students, pessimism, protective factors, Iranian adolescents

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