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Early smoking experience in adolescents.

Róbert Urbán1

  • 1Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE PPK), Department of Personality and Health Psychology, Budapest, 1064 Hungary. rurban@elte.hu

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Summary

Early smoking experiences, whether pleasant or unpleasant, predict adolescent smoking habits and nicotine dependence. The early smoking experience (ESE) questionnaire effectively measures these initial encounters.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Addiction Science

Background:

  • Initial smoking experiences are critical predictors of future tobacco use patterns.
  • Understanding the nuances of early smoking experiences is vital for developing effective prevention and intervention strategies.
  • The Early Smoking Experience (ESE) questionnaire is a tool used to assess these initial encounters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate the construct validity of the ESE questionnaire in a representative adolescent sample.
  • To investigate the relationship between initial smoking experiences, sensation-seeking behavior, current smoking status, and nicotine dependence.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from 1599 ninth-grade high-school students who had tried smoking.
  • Utilized exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the ESE questionnaire's structure.

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  • Employed multinomial regression to examine predictors of smoking behavior and nicotine dependence.

    • Main Results:

    • The ESE questionnaire demonstrated a robust two-factorial structure (pleasant and unpleasant experiences).
    • Sensation-seeking, age, and gender significantly influenced pleasant early smoking experiences.
    • Pleasant initial experiences positively predicted intermittent and regular smoking, while unpleasant experiences negatively predicted them. Both predicted nicotine dependence.

    Conclusions:

    • The ESE questionnaire is a valid tool for assessing early smoking experiences in adolescents.
    • The nature of the initial smoking experience significantly influences subsequent smoking behavior and nicotine dependence.
    • Findings highlight the importance of considering the quality of early smoking experiences in adolescent smoking research and interventions.