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<p>Loneliness might be associated with smoking, especially in youth. We examined temporal associations from loneliness to smoking behaviours among adolescents and young adults using a multi-dataset approach. For adolescents (sample 1: <i>N</i> = 600, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 12.6, 52.7% female; sample 2: <i>N</i> = 551, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 12.8, 54.3% female; sample 3: <i>N</i> = 261, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 13.8, 46.7% female), discrete-time survival analyses revealed that loneliness did not predict smoking initiation over time. For young adults (sample 4: <i>N</i> = 2,636, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 21.7, 70.5% female; sample 5: <i>N</i> = 404, <i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 22.6, 65.6% female), structural equation models revealed that baseline loneliness did not predict smoking status (non-smoker/occasional smoker/regular smoker) after 6 and 18 months (except in sample 4 after 18 months; <i>β</i> = 0.07, <i>p</i> = 0.035). Complementary analyses showed that baseline loneliness preceded regular but not occasional smoking. Utilizing multiple datasets enabled focusing on overall patterns and obtaining robust insights. Future studies could explore at-risk subgroups. With complex behaviours like smoking, many risk factors play a role, each having small effects.</p>

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Longitudinal Examination of Loneliness and Smoking in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Multiple Dataset Study

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    2025年8月5日

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  • Maaike Verhagen,
  • Desi Beckers,
  • Nina van den Broek,
  • Kirsten J. M. van Hooijdonk,
  • Suhaavi Kochhar,
  • Laila Qodariah,
  • Milagros Rubio,
  • Eveline Sarintohe,
  • Jacqueline M. Vink

摘要

Loneliness might be associated with smoking, especially in youth. We examined temporal associations from loneliness to smoking behaviours among adolescents and young adults using a multi-dataset approach. For adolescents (sample 1: N = 600, Mage = 12.6, 52.7% female; sample 2: N = 551, Mage = 12.8, 54.3% female; sample 3: N = 261, Mage = 13.8, 46.7% female), discrete-time survival analyses revealed that loneliness did not predict smoking initiation over time. For young adults (sample 4: N = 2,636, Mage = 21.7, 70.5% female; sample 5: N = 404, Mage = 22.6, 65.6% female), structural equation models revealed that baseline loneliness did not predict smoking status (non-smoker/occasional smoker/regular smoker) after 6 and 18 months (except in sample 4 after 18 months; β = 0.07, p = 0.035). Complementary analyses showed that baseline loneliness preceded regular but not occasional smoking. Utilizing multiple datasets enabled focusing on overall patterns and obtaining robust insights. Future studies could explore at-risk subgroups. With complex behaviours like smoking, many risk factors play a role, each having small effects.