Choosing adolescent smokers as friends: The role of parenting and parental smoking

L. Mercken; E. F. C. Sleddens; H. de Vries; C. E. G. Steglich

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.004

Choosing adolescent smokers as friends: The role of parenting and parental smoking

L. Mercken^*, E. F. C. Sleddens, H. de Vries, C. E. G. Steglich

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Abstract

The present study examined whether parenting and parental smoking can prevent children from selecting smoking friends during adolescence. 254 Adolescents of one Belgian secondary school participated. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among 2nd-4th graders (mean ages = 14.2-16.2 years) during spring 2006. Follow-up was conducted 12 months later. Data was analyzed conducting longitudinal social network analyses. Results showed adolescents perceiving high parental psychological control had a significant higher tendency to select smoking friends. Perceived behavioral control and perceived parental support did not affect the selection of smoking friends. Furthermore, maternal smoking behavior affected the selection of smoking friends, although no effect of paternal smoking behavior on the selection of smoking friends was found. Adolescent smoking prevention efforts should focus on the influence of parents through their smoking behavior and their psychological control to decrease adolescents' tendency to select smoking friends resulting in fewer opportunities for negative peer influences to occur. (C) 2013 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	383-392
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Adolescence
Volume	36
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.12.004
Publication status	Published - Apr-2013

Keywords

Adolescent smoking
Selection of friends
Parenting
Parental smoking
SIENA
Social network analysis
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL
NEGLECTFUL FAMILIES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
PEER
SOCIALIZATION
CHILDHOOD
BEHAVIORS
CONTEXT
ADJUSTMENT
STYLE

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