Changes over time in Lithuanian schoolchildren's attitudes toward addictive behaviors: Promoting and preventing factors.

Background: Concern is growing about the high prevalence of traditional and new forms of addictive behaviors among young people due to the health risks and a better understanding of the factors causing these behaviors is needed.

Aim: To evaluate tendencies in the attitudes of Lithuanian schoolchildren toward addictive behaviors over a three year period and to ascertain the promoting and preventing factors of such behaviors.

Methods: The researchers developed a survey which was conducted twice over a three year period.