Family Smoking, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke at Home and Family Unhappiness in Children

Tobacco use adversely affects many aspects of well-being and is disliked by non-smokers. However, its association with family happiness is unknown. We investigated the associations of family unhappiness with smoking in family members and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home in Hong Kong children....

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2015-11, Vol.12 (11), p.14557-14570
Main Authors: Chen, Jian Jiu, Ho, Sai Yin, Au, Wing Man, Wang, Man Ping, Lam, Tai Hing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Attitude to Health
Child
Family - psychology
Family Relations - psychology
Female
Happiness
Hong Kong
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Schools
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - analysis
Tobacco Use Disorder
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Summary:Tobacco use adversely affects many aspects of well-being and is disliked by non-smokers. However, its association with family happiness is unknown. We investigated the associations of family unhappiness with smoking in family members and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home in Hong Kong children. In a school-based survey in 2012-2013, 1238 primary school students (mean age 8.5 years, standard deviation 0.9; 42.6% boys) reported family smoking, SHS exposure at home and whether their families had any unpleasant experience caused by smoking or SHS in the past 30 days (tobacco-related unpleasant experience), and rated the overall level of happiness in their families (family unhappiness). Multivariable logistic regression was used to study the associations of tobacco-related unpleasant experience and family unhappiness with family smoking and SHS exposure at home. Tobacco-related unpleasant experience and family unhappiness were reported by 27.5% and 16.5% of students. Unpleasant experience was more strongly associated with family smoking than SHS exposure at home. Family unhappiness was associated with both family smoking (odds ratio 2.37; 95% confidence interval 1.51-3.71) and SHS exposure at home (1.82; 1.39-2.40). These results suggest a previously neglected possible impact of tobacco use on family happiness.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph121114557