Parental monitoring at age 11 and smoking initiation up to age 17 among Blacks and Whites: a prospective investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parental monitoring has been identified as a predictor of adolescent smoking initiation. However, it is uncertain if the association is uniform across different racial groups.

Methods

Random samples of low birth-weight and normal birth-weight children were drawn from newborn discharge lists (1983-1985) of two major hospitals in southeast Michigan, one serving an inner city and the other serving suburbs. Assessments occurred at ages 6, 11, and 17 years. Statistical analysis was conducted on children with data on parent monitoring at age 11 and tobacco use at age 17 who had never smoked a cigarette up to age 11 (n = 572). Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the association between parent monitoring and children's smoking initiation. Two-way interactio

SUBMITTER: Bohnert KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2784493 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature