Weaker Self-Esteem in Adolescence Predicts Smoking.
Biomed Res Int
; 2015: 687541, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-26273640
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To study whether weaker self-esteem in adolescence is connected with smoking behavior in adulthood.METHODS:
An age cohort born in 1979 responded to the Lawrence Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ) at the age of 16 (n = 1,072). Respondents' smoking behavior was monitored annually during adolescence and 75.3% (n = 813) of them remained nonsmokers during adolescence. A follow-up questionnaire eliciting smoking behavior was sent to the adolescent nonsmokers at the age of 29 years. Response rate at follow-up was 46.2% (n = 376).RESULTS:
Weaker self-esteem (LAWSEQ score ≥ 3) during the adolescence was not significantly associated with smoking in adulthood. However, those respondents who had weaker self-esteem in adolescence had increased risk of having been smoking regularly (adjusted OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-3.0) although not all of them were smokers at the time of the follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Those with weaker self-esteem in adolescence are more likely to smoke regularly in adulthood.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoimagen
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Fumar
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Psicología del Adolescente
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Salud del Adolescente
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomed Res Int
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Finlandia