1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Smoking Initiation, and Social Integration among Adolescents.
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Wise, Barbara L. and Ford, Jodi L.
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FRIENDSHIP , *AFFINITY groups , *SCIENTIFIC observation , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *SOCIAL networks , *CHILDREN with disabilities , *ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *TEENAGERS' conduct of life , *SMOKING , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *DATA analysis software , *ODDS ratio , *SOCIAL integration , *LONGITUDINAL method , *SYMPTOMS , *ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
This observational, longitudinal study's purpose was to investigate whether social network integration has a moderating effect on smoking initiation among those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a nationally representative longitudinal dataset. Social network and smoking data were collected in schools, with a 6-year follow-up that included ADHD symptoms and reported smoking. Social integration was measured as peer friendship nominations (degree) and the influence of an individual on the entire social network (centrality). Multilevel logistic regression found a main effect for ADHD symptoms and low numbers of friendship nominations on smoking initiation, but social network measures were not significant moderators of the relationship between ADHD symptoms and smoking initiation among adolescents. Further investigation of the drivers of smoking initiation among those with ADHD is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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