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H J Doueck1, S P Schinke, L D Gilchrist

  • 1School of Social Work, University at Buffalo, State University of New York 14260.

Journal of Adolescent Health Care : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
|July 1, 1988
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Identifying high-risk youth for habitual tobacco use is crucial for targeted prevention. This pilot study successfully discriminated between current/future tobacco users and nonusers using key individual, demographic, and environmental factors.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Adolescent Health
  • Tobacco Prevention

Background:

  • School-based tobacco use prevention programs show limited short-term success.
  • Effectiveness with high-risk youth for habitual tobacco use remains uncertain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pilot a project identifying high-risk youths for habitual tobacco use.
  • To discriminate between high-risk and low-risk adolescent tobacco users.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot project involving 225 consenting youths from a western state.
  • Administration of a questionnaire on individual, demographic, and environmental correlates of tobacco use.
  • Discriminant function analyses to identify differentiating factors.

Main Results:

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  • Identified correlates that effectively discriminate between current tobacco users and nonusers.
  • Distinguished between students intending to use tobacco and those who did not.
  • Analyzed data from 105 males and 119 females, including ethnic minorities and traditional households.

Conclusions:

  • Key correlates can differentiate adolescent tobacco use risk levels.
  • Findings support targeted prevention strategies for high-risk youth.
  • Further research can refine identification of at-risk populations for tobacco prevention.