Parental smoking is associated with adolescent loneliness: evidence from 71 low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between parental smoking and adolescent mental health is not well understood. We aimed to examine the association between parental smoking and adolescent loneliness using global data collected from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) between 2009 and 2019.

Methods

A total of 187,552 adolescents aged 12-15 years in 71 low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) from the GSHS with cross-sectional design were included in this study. Loneliness was defined as feeling lonely sometimes or more frequently in the past 12 months. Parental smoking, reported by the adolescent, was defined as the use of any form of tobacco by the father and/or mother. Logistic regression models were used to examine the odds ratio (OR) of adolescent loneliness ac

SUBMITTER: Xie J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11896867 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature