A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking
Little is known of the predictors of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among adolescents, even though the use is increasing. We studied here the predictors for e-cigarette experimentation (tried and tried more than twice) and compared them with predictors for conventional smoking. A baseline sc...
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doaj-af1dd0d9df2d4fe5af2f2f131d26762c2020-11-24T22:48:17ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012018-02-0115230510.3390/ijerph15020305ijerph15020305A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional SmokingJaana M. Kinnunen0Hanna Ollila1Jaana Minkkinen2Pirjo L. Lindfors3Arja H. Rimpelä4Faculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, FinlandAlcohol, Drugs and Addictions Unit, Department of Public Health Solutions, National Institute for Health and Welfare, 00271 Helsinki, FinlandFaculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, FinlandFaculty of Social Sciences, Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, FinlandLittle is known of the predictors of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among adolescents, even though the use is increasing. We studied here the predictors for e-cigarette experimentation (tried and tried more than twice) and compared them with predictors for conventional smoking. A baseline school survey was conducted in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland, in 2011 for seventh graders (12 to 13-year-olds). Response rate was 73%. The same students were followed up in 2014 (9th grade, 15 to 16-year-olds), N = 5742. Generalized linear mixed models controlling for school clustering were used. In the follow-up, 43.3% of boys and 25.6% of girls had tried e-cigarettes and 21.9% and 8.1% correspondingly more than twice. The strongest predictors for both genders were conventional smoking, drunkenness and energy drink use. Furthermore, poor academic achievement predicted e-cigarette experimentation for both genders, and for boys, participation in team sports was a predictor. The predictors for experimenting and for experimenting more than twice were very similar, except for boys’ participation in team sports. They were also similar compared to the predictors of conventional smoking but the associations were weaker. To conclude, smoking and other addictive behaviors predict adolescents’ experimentation with e-cigarettes. Family’s socioeconomic background had little significance.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/2/305electronic cigaretteadolescentssmokingpredictorsschool survey |
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Jaana M. Kinnunen Hanna Ollila Jaana Minkkinen Pirjo L. Lindfors Arja H. Rimpelä A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health electronic cigarette adolescents smoking predictors school survey |
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A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking |
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A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking |
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A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking |
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A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking |
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A Longitudinal Study of Predictors for Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Experimentation and Comparison with Conventional Smoking |
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longitudinal study of predictors for adolescent electronic cigarette experimentation and comparison with conventional smoking |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Little is known of the predictors of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among adolescents, even though the use is increasing. We studied here the predictors for e-cigarette experimentation (tried and tried more than twice) and compared them with predictors for conventional smoking. A baseline school survey was conducted in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland, in 2011 for seventh graders (12 to 13-year-olds). Response rate was 73%. The same students were followed up in 2014 (9th grade, 15 to 16-year-olds), N = 5742. Generalized linear mixed models controlling for school clustering were used. In the follow-up, 43.3% of boys and 25.6% of girls had tried e-cigarettes and 21.9% and 8.1% correspondingly more than twice. The strongest predictors for both genders were conventional smoking, drunkenness and energy drink use. Furthermore, poor academic achievement predicted e-cigarette experimentation for both genders, and for boys, participation in team sports was a predictor. The predictors for experimenting and for experimenting more than twice were very similar, except for boys’ participation in team sports. They were also similar compared to the predictors of conventional smoking but the associations were weaker. To conclude, smoking and other addictive behaviors predict adolescents’ experimentation with e-cigarettes. Family’s socioeconomic background had little significance. |
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