Inattention as a key predictor of tobacco use in adolescence.
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Vol. 116 (2), 249-259
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843x.116.2.249
Abstract
The authors examined the prediction from inattention to tobacco use among 2 cohorts (ages 7 and 13) of a community sample followed to young adulthood. Changes in self-reported tobacco use were tested with marginal transitional regression models, using parent and teacher ratings of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and other psychopathology, along with other factors, as predictors. Inattention, but not hyperactivity-irnpulsivity, significantly predicted adolescent tobacco use and young adult daily tobacco use. Peer substance use, parental substance use, and conduct disorder also predicted increases in tobacco use. African American ethnicity was strongly protective against later tobacco use. The results support the hypothesis that problems of inattention play a key role in increased tobacco use.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA411018)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH 48890; MH 50778)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (96-MU-FX-0012)
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