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A longitudinal study of the relationship between depressive symptoms and cigarette use among African American adolescents

Journal

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 209-219

Publisher

AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.209

Keywords

depression; adolescence; tobacco; African Americans; gender differences

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  1. NIDA NIH HHS [DA07484] Funding Source: Medline

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The relationship between depressive symptoms and cigarette use was examined in a sample of 623 African Americans during adolescence and transition to adulthood by using hierarchical linear modeling. Participants in the study were interviewed across 6 occasions over 8 years. Results indicate that depressive symptoms tend to decrease over time, whereas cigarette use tends to increase for both female and male adolescents. The results also suggest that depressive symptoms predict later cigarette use. Male adolescents who reported more depressive symptoms were more likely than female adolescents to use cigarettes as a way to cope with their mood. These results suggest that depressive symptoms may be important to consider when developing smoking cessation interventions for African American youth.

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