ReviewTobacco induced diseases2018
Smoking by family members and friends and electronic-cigarette use in adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Nicotine dependence associated with e-cigarette use, depressive symptoms, and psychological resilience among northern Thai adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products Use among Vietnamese Adolescents.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Trends in e-cigarette use among adolescents in Malaysia, 2016-2022: A secondary dataset analysis of national surveys.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Attitudinal and social factors associated with e-cigarette use among students in formal and non-formal educational settings in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Prevalence, perceived effects, and motivations for adolescent e-cigarette use: A cross-sectional study in the Paris region.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2026Article
- Association between tobacco-related social environment and e-cigarette use among young adults in northern Vietnam: A cross-sectional study with latent class analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- A decade of e-cigarettes: trends and determinants among U.S. middle and high school students (2013-2022).BMC public health · 2025Article
- E-cigarette use and susceptibility among Indonesian youth: the role of social environment, social media, and individual factors.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Temporal changes and correlates of tobacco and E-cigarettes use among school-going students in Albania: insights from global youth tobacco surveys (2015-2020).European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Family Support, Communication with Parents, and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviour: A Case of HBSC Study from Bulgaria and Lithuania.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Socio-Ecological Enablers of Smoking and Vaping in Rural Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Longitudinal analysis of predictors of electronic cigarette trial among adolescents in Guatemala.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Substance Use and Social Influence as Risk Factors for Nicotine and Tobacco Product Use in Adolescents and Young Adults who use Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.Frontiers in adolescent medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of e-cigarette use among vocational college students: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Adolescent substance use in Costa Rica: findings from a national survey among secondary school students.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- I Am My Peers: How Social Ties Influence E-Cigarette Attitudes, Policy Support, and Use.Open journal of psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionEvidence suggests that smoking by family members and friends is a strong predictor of smoking uptake in adolescents, yet the influence on electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has not been systematically reviewed and quantified.
methodsRelevant studies were identified by searches of the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases up to December 2016. The summary odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model.
resultsA total of 21 studies were included in this meta-analysis. A positive association was observed between adolescent e-cigarette use and smoking by family members (OR=1.47, 95% CI=1.30-1.66) and friends (OR=2.72, 95% CI=1.87-3.95), even after adjusting for the individual smoking status. Stratified by family members, the association with smoking in siblings (OR=1.87, 95% CI=1.35-2.60) was more prominent than that in parents (OR=1.41, 95% CI=1.191-.68) and other family members (OR=1.39, 95% CI=1.12-1.72).
conclusionsThe present meta-analysis suggests that smoking by family members and friends is significantly associated with increased probability of e-cigarette use in adolescents.
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