ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2015
Adolescent social networks: general and smoking-specific characteristics associated with smoking.
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- Feasibility of e-Health Interventions on Smoking Cessation among Vietnamese Active Internet Users.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Addiction as a BAD, a Behavioral Allocation Disorder.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2018Review
- Predictors of tobacco abstinence in outpatient smokers with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder treated with varenicline and cognitive behavioral smoking cessation therapy.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Adolescents' Well-Being: The Role of Cross-Ethnic Friendships and Friends' Experiences of Discrimination.Child development · 2017Article
- Briefer assessment of social network drinking: A test of the Important People Instrument-5 (IP-5).Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016Article
- Reward-centricity and attenuated aversions: An adolescent phenotype emerging from studies in laboratory animals.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2016Review
- Social Network Characteristics, Social Support, and Cigarette Smoking among Asian/Pacific Islander Young Adults.American journal of community psychology · 2016Article
- Test-Retest Reliability and descriptive analyses of the Modified Important People and Activities (MIPA) Interview.Heroin addiction and related clinical problems · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveConverging lines of research suggest that adolescents' smoking behaviors are strongly influenced by the characteristics of their social network and the social processes their network facilitates. The primary goal of this study was to conduct a detailed comparison of the social networks of adolescent smokers and nonsmokers to determine what aspects relate the most to smoking status. A secondary goal was to conduct within-group analyses to examine relationships between key measures of behavior-specific social support and (a) smoking susceptibility among nonsmokers, and (b) readiness to quit smoking among smokers.
methodA matched sample of 190 adolescent smokers and nonsmokers (Mage = 16.8 years; 51% female) completed a questionnaire in which they nominated and reported on up to 10 important people in their lives. This measure allowed us to examine adolescents' overall networks (both peers and family) and to investigate numerous aspects, including general network characteristics (e.g., size of network, average contact with network members), social support (e.g., importance of people in the network), and the pervasiveness of smoking in the network (e.g., percentage of smoking peers).
resultsThe pervasiveness of smoking in adolescents' social network was the strongest distinguisher of smokers versus nonsmokers. In addition, behavior-specific social support was strongly associated with susceptibility to initiate smoking among nonsmokers and readiness to quit among smokers.
conclusionsThis research offers insight into potential targets for prevention and early intervention by demonstrating how social networks can both promote and attenuate risk for smoking.
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