Predicting adolescent smoking: A prospective study of personality variables
Predicting adolescent smoking: A prospective study of personality variables
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DOI：
10.1006/pmed.1999.0605
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发表时间：
2000-02-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Sarason, IG
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作者：
Burt, RD;Dinh, KT;Sarason, IG
目标。我们调查了在五年级测量的性格变量如何预测12年级的日常吸烟。对3130名五年级学生进行了叛逆倾向、冒险倾向、问题无助倾向、情感调节倾向、早熟倾向、同伴顺从倾向和同伴认可倾向的评估。其中94.7%的人在7年后的12年级时确定了每日吸烟状况。叛逆和冒险是吸烟最重要的预测因素。没有统计证据表明预测的程度取决于性别或早期吸烟史。其他的性格测试没有预测证据，包括那些描述对同伴影响的易感性的测试。这些结果表明，童年时期叛逆和冒险的倾向预示着青少年吸烟。他们建议，预防吸烟计划将很好地解决叛逆和冒险的年轻人的需求和期望，(C) 2000美国健康基金会和学术出版社。
Objective. We investigated how personality variables measured at 5th grade predict daily smoking in 12th grade.Methods. A group of 3130 fifth graders was assessed for a propensity toward Rebelliousness, Risk Taking, Problem Helplessness, Affect Regulation, and Early Maturation and susceptibility to Peer Compliance and Peer Approval. Daily smoking status was determined for 94.7% of them 7 years later in 12th grade.Results. Rebelliousness and Risk Taking were the most significant predictors of smoking. There was no statistical evidence that the extent of prediction depended on gender or history of early smoking. No predictive evidence was seen for the other personality measures, including those describing susceptibility to peer influences.Conclusions. These results show that propensity toward rebelliousness and risk taking in childhood predicts adolescent smoking. They suggest that smoking prevention programs would do well to address the needs and expectations of rebellious and risk-taking youth, (C) 2000 American Health Foundation and Academic Press.