Dating and changes in adolescent cigarette smoking: does partner smoking behavior matter?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescents' relationships can play an influential role in adopting, maintaining, or changing health behaviors. Previous research has suggested that adolescent dating is a risk factor for both concurrent and prospective tobacco use. This study extends previous research by examining whether a partner's smoking status moderated the relationship between dating and adolescent smoking.

Methods

Participants were 1,263 9th and 10th grade students who took part in a longitudinal study investigating the social and emotional contexts of adolescent smoking patterns. Adolescents were recruited into the longitudinal study based on prior smoking history. The presence of a romantic partner, the partner's smoking status, and the adolescents' smoking behavior were assessed at ba

SUBMITTER: Mermelstein RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2746838 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature