Family Influences, Acculturation, and the Prevalence of Tobacco Smoking Among Asian Youth in New Zealand: Findings from a National Survey

Abstract The associations among family factors, acculturation, and the risk of regular smoking among Asian youth were investigated in a nationally representative survey in New Zealand. The strong relationships between protective family factors and lower risks of smoking were not attenuated in the pr...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2008-10, Vol.43 (4), p.412-416
Main Authors: Wong, Grace, M.P.H., R.Cp.N, Ameratunga, Shanthi N., M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D, Garrett, Nick K.G., M.Sc, Robinson, Elizabeth, M.Sc, Watson, Peter D., M.B.Ch.B., F.R.A.C.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Asia - ethnology
Asian youth
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Family
Health Surveys
Humans
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
New Zealand - epidemiology
Parent-Child Relations
Pediatrics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - ethnology
Socioeconomic Factors
Tobacco smoking
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
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Summary:Abstract The associations among family factors, acculturation, and the risk of regular smoking among Asian youth were investigated in a nationally representative survey in New Zealand. The strong relationships between protective family factors and lower risks of smoking were not attenuated in the presence of indicators suggestive of acculturation.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.02.010