Differential effects of parenting strategies on child smoking trajectories: A longitudinal assessment over twelve years
Authors: Zhiyong Yang and Richard G. Netemeyer
Overview
Abstract (English)
Past studies exhibit mixed findings regarding the effect of parenting strategies on children’s behavior. We propose that it is due to behavioral heterogeneity among children – they differ in sensitivity to parental influence – and simultaneously examine the effects of parenting strategies on a child’s: (1) probability to follow a specific trajectory for smoking growth; (2) growth pattern within a particular smoking trajectory; and (3) tobacco dependence at adulthood. Using nationally representative longitudinal data gathered over twelve years, we reveal five distinct smoking trajectories, namely stable nonsmokers (62.5%), gradual escalators (17.5%), rapid escalators (9.4%), stable light smokers (9.3%), and quitters (1.2%). Parenting strategies have differential effects on these segments. The shapes of these trajectories, in turn, affect children’s tobacco dependence at adulthood. This research provides a novel profiling approach to depict the “typical” child in each segment, and offers social workers and policy makers new avenues to design targeted tobacco prevention/cessation programs.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Zhiyong Yang and Richard G. Netemeyer |
Publication Year | 2015 |
Title | Differential effects of parenting strategies on child smoking trajectories: A longitudinal assessment over twelve years |
Volume | 68 |
Journal Name | Journal of Business Research |
Number | 6 |
Pages | 1273-1282 |
Publication Language | English |
- Zhiyong Yang
- Zhiyong Yang and Richard G. Netemeyer
- Differential effects of parenting strategies on child smoking trajectories: A longitudinal assessment over twelve years
- Journal of Business Research
- 68
- 2015
- 6
- 1273-1282