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The Influence of Perceived School Importance on Adolescent Smoking Intensity
Jill A. Nolan, Traci Jarrett, Laura Kurth, Kim Horn, & Geri A. Dino
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2015.06.004
Concord University, Athens, WV USA West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV USA et al.
Smoking
is currently one of the most detrimental causes of preventable chronic disease.
Lower levels of education attainment are linked with poor health outcomes in
adulthood. Further, adults who smoke generally have lower levels of education. Smoking
in adolescence is linked with poor educational outcomes such as dropout and
academic performance. Little is known about the influence of perceived academic
importance on adolescent smoking intensity. Utilizing secondary data collected
through the N-O-T (Not-On-Tobacco) intervention, this study explored the
influence of perceived school importance, nicotine dependence, gender, race,
and grade on smoking intensity in a sample (N = 197) of adolescent smokers seeking cessation. Results showed that perceived
school importance t(191) = -2.96, p < 0.003, nicotine dependence t(191) = 9.84, p < 0.000, grade t(191)
= 3.54, p < 0.00, and gender t(191) = 2.52, p < 0.02 were all significant predictors of smoking intensity. Due
to the established relationship between smoking and poor educational
performance and the relationship between both smoking and education and poor
health outcomes, these findings identify a need to emphasize the importance of
educational attainment in intervention efforts.
smoking cessation, adolescent risk behavior, education
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