Journal article
Communication about smoking between depressed adolescents and their parents
Nicotine & tobacco research, v 12(3)
01 Mar 2010
PMID: 20053789
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Abstract
Better understanding of effective parent-adolescent communication regarding tobacco use could inform smoking cessation intervention.
Semistructured interviews related to communication about smoking were conducted with 15 depressed adolescent smokers and their parents, primarily from urban areas. This study, conducted in 2006-2008, was funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Interview transcripts (N = 30) were coded in QSR N6.
Quality of communication, rather than content, seemed to determine whether parental communication was effective. Parents reactivity to, or avoidance of, adolescent smoking presented a barrier to effective communication. In this sample, parents and adolescents were more concerned about problems, such as depression, than smoking.
Involving parents in adolescent smoking cessation programs may be promising. Parental involvement may include teaching parent-child communication skills, building stronger relational bonds, or helping parents quit simultaneously. Further research is needed to explore whether coupling smoking cessation with depression treatment increases parent and adolescent treatment engagement and effectiveness.
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- Title
- Communication about smoking between depressed adolescents and their parents
- Creators
- Suzanne A. Levy - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAnna M. L. Westin - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAllison M. Reamy - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaJacqueline C. Reyner - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaTahniat Syed - St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenGuy S. Diamond - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Publication Details
- Nicotine & tobacco research, v 12(3)
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 4100027295 / Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000274778400002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77950293927
- Other Identifier
- 991019168806704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Substance Abuse