Parental smoking and adolescent smoking initiation: an intergenerational perspective on tobacco control.

Objective: Adolescence is an important period of risk for the development of lifelong smoking behaviors. Compelling, although inconsistent, evidence suggests a relationship between parental smoking and the risk of smoking initiation during adolescence. This study investigates unresolved issues concerning the strength and nature of the association between parent smoking and offspring smoking initiation.

HIV-RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG PSYCHIATRICALLY HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENTS WITH AND WITHOUT COMORBID SUD.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine HIV-risk behaviors among a sample of psychiatric inpatient adolescents with and without comorbid SUD. METHOD: 239 adolescents (60.7% female; mean age=15.

Family and peer influences on tobacco use among adolescents with psychiatric disorders.

The purpose of this study was to examine family and peer influences on smoking behaviors among 239 (191 smokers; 48 nonsmokers) psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Participants were queried using scales to measure parental supervision and monitoring, parenting style, adolescent-parent communication, family conflict and relations with parents, and the importance placed on life goals. The results of this study are consistent with previous findings from general population studies.