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Background and Aims
Studies have consistently found a longitudinal association between e‐cigarette use (vaping) and cigarette smoking. Many have interpreted such association as causal. This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the plausibility of a causal interpretation by (1) estimating the effect of adolescent vaping on smoking initiation, adjusted for study quality characteristics, (2)...
Introduction and AimsThis study investigated the extent to which parental monitoring and parental disapproval of alcohol use account for the association between country of birth and adolescent alcohol use.Design and MethodsThe sample consisted of 10 273 adolescents from grades 7 (Mean age = 12.5 years), 9 (14.5 years) and 11 (16.4 years) in Victoria, Australia. Participants completed a questionnaire during class time. Mediation analyses were performed to examine the extent to which parental monitoring and parental disapproval of alcohol use accounted for variations in past 30 day alcohol use between Australian‐born and immigrant adolescents....
Background Most adolescents begin alcohol consumption during adolescence, heavy alcohol use by adolescents is common, and alcohol-related harm amongst adolescents is a major public health burden. Parents are a common source of alcohol amongst adolescents, but little is known about how parental supply of alcohol has changed over recent years. This study examines national trends in parental supply of...
Aims
Failure to complete high school predicts substantial economic and social disadvantage in adult life. The aim of this study was to determine the longitudinal association of mid‐adolescent polydrug use and high school non‐completion, relative to other drug use profiles.
Design
A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between polydrug use in three cohorts at grade 9 (age 14–15 years) and school...
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