Factors associated with different smoking status in European adolescents: results of the SEYLE study

Raphaela Banzer, C. Haring, A. Buchheim, S. Oehler, V. Carli, C. Wasserman, M. Kaess, A. Apter, J. Balazs, J. Bobes, R. Brunner, P. Corcoran, D. Cosman, C. W. Hoven, J. P. Kahn, H. S. Keeley, V. Postuvan, T. Podlogar, M. Sisask, A. VärnikM. Sarchiapone, D. Wasserman

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Abstract

Early onset and long-term smoking are associated with physical and psychological health problems. The aim of the presented analysis was to investigate risk and influencing factors for different smoking status in a big sample of European adolescents. In the context of the “saving and empowering young lives in Europe” (SEYLE) study we surveyed 12,328 adolescents at the age of 13–17 from 11 countries. The survey took place in a school-based context using a questionnaire. Overall 58% reported the onset of ever-smoking under the age of 14 and 30.9% smoke on a daily basis. Multinomial logistic regression model showed significant positive associations between adolescent smoking and internalizing problems (suicidal behavior, direct self-injurious behavior, anxiety), externalizing problems (conduct problems, hyperactivity, substance consumption) and family problems (parental substance consumption, broken home). Our data show that smoking among adolescents is still a major public health problem and adolescents who smoke are at higher risk for mental problems. Further, adolescent smoking is associated with broken home families and parental behaviors. Therefore, early preventive measures are necessary not only for adolescents, but also for their parents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1319-1329
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume26
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgements Open access funding provided by University of Innsbruck and Medical University of Innsbruck. The SEYLE project (www.seyle.eu) is supported by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), Grant agreement number HEALTH-F2-2009-223091. SEYLE Project Leader and Principal Investigator is Professor in Psychiatry and Suicidology Danuta Wasserman (D.W.), National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. The Executive Committee comprises Danuta Wasserman and Vladimir Carli, both from NASP, Sweden; Marco Sarchiapone, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; Christina W. Hoven, and Camilla Wasserman, both from Columbia University, NY, USA; the SEYLE Consortium comprises sites in 12 European countries. Site leaders are Danuta Wasserman (NASP, Coordinating Centre), Christian Haring (Austria), Airi Varnik (Estonia), Jean-Pierre Kahn (France), Romuald Brunner (Germany), Judit Balazs (Hungary), Paul Corcoran (Ireland), Alan Apter (Israel), Marco Sarchiapone (Italy), Donia Cosman (Romania), Dragan Marusic/Vita Postuvan (Slovenia), and Julio Bobes (Spain).

Funding Information:
Open access funding provided by University of Innsbruck and Medical University of Innsbruck. The SEYLE project (www.seyle.eu) is supported by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Program (FP7), Grant agreement number HEALTH-F2-2009-223091. SEYLE Project Leader and Principal Investigator is Professor in Psychiatry and Suicidology Danuta Wasserman (D.W.), National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. The Executive Committee comprises Danuta Wasserman and Vladimir Carli, both from NASP, Sweden; Marco Sarchiapone, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; Christina W. Hoven, and Camilla Wasserman, both from Columbia University, NY, USA; the SEYLE Consortium comprises sites in 12 European countries. Site leaders are Danuta Wasserman (NASP, Coordinating Centre), Christian Haring (Austria), Airi Varnik (Estonia), Jean-Pierre Kahn (France), Romuald Brunner (Germany), Judit Balazs (Hungary), Paul Corcoran (Ireland), Alan Apter (Israel), Marco Sarchiapone (Italy), Donia Cosman (Romania), Dragan Marusic/Vita Postuvan (Slovenia), and Julio Bobes (Spain). The authors were independent of the funders in all aspects of study design, data analysis, and writing of the manuscript.

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Keywords

  • Adolescent smoking
  • Behavioral problems
  • Family problems
  • Mental health
  • SEYLE
  • Substance use

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