Academic performance and adolescent smoking in 6 European cities: the role of friendship ties
| Title: | Academic performance and adolescent smoking in 6 European cities: the role of friendship ties |
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| Authors: | Pierre-Olivier Robert, Mirte A. G. Kuipers, Katharina Rathmann, Irene Moor, Jaana M. Kinnunen, Arja Rimpelä, Julian Perelman, Bruno Federico, Matthias Richter, Anton E. Kunst, Vincent Lorant |
| Source: | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 125-135 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Collection: | LCC:Special aspects of education LCC:The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Subject Terms: | Daily smoking, academic performance, adolescents, schools, friendship ties, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, The family. Marriage. Woman, HQ1-2044 |
| More Details: | Poor academic performance is a known risk factor for adolescent smoking, yet the association remains unclear, as the role of social ties has been rarely examined. Our study aims to investigate the role of friendship ties in this association. In a sample of 11,015 adolescents, aged 14 to17, in 50 schools within six European cities (SILNE-survey, 2013), we used multilevel models to analyse the mediating effect of the composition of friendship ties and school types on the association between academic performance and smoking. Results show smoking was more prevalent in adolescents with lower academic performance than with higher. This association was stronger in non-vocational schools than in vocational. Adolescents tended to have friendship ties with someone sharing the same smoking status and academic performance. Finally, friendship networks are patterned both on smoking and academic performance. This suggests the educational environment contributes to future socio-economic inequalities in smoking among young people. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0267-3843 2164-4527 02673843 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/0267-3843; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-4527 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02673843.2018.1475288 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9f7b39ab9ee34ea3abd2488e505542b9 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9f7b39ab9ee34ea3abd2488e505542b9 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 02673843 21644527 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/02673843.2018.1475288 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Adolescence and Youth |
| Language: | English |