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A Multiple Indicators and Multiple Causes Model of Alternative Tobacco Use

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between adolescents' cigarette smoking experiences and alternative tobacco product (ATP) use. METHODS: Multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) models estimated simultaneously the relationship between cigarette smoking experiences and ATP use among high school students (N=1827) completing the 2009 Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey. RESULTS: Overall, ATP use was associated with adolescents' ever use of cigarettes, early onset of cigarette smoking, cigarettes smoked per day, and peer smoking; however, important model differences between racial/ethnic groups were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Prevention and cessation programs might reduce adolescent ATP use by targeting specific characteristics of cigarette smoking.

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior

DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.37.1.3

Authors: Aashir Nasim, Melissa D. Blank, Caroline O. Cobb, Thomas Eissenberg

Institutions: Virginia Commonwealth University, Moffitt Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green