TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetic factors contribute to the association between peers and young adults smoking
T2 - Univariate and multivariate behavioral genetic analyses
AU - Harakeh, Zeena
AU - Neiderhiser, Jenae M.
AU - Spotts, Erica L.
AU - Engels, Rutger C.M.E.
AU - Scholte, Ron H.J.
AU - Reiss, David
N1 - Funding Information:
The Nonshared Environment in Adolescent Development project was supported by the NIMH Grants R01 MH43373 and R01 MH48825 and by William T. Grant Foundation, (PI: David Reiss) and by NIMH Grants R01 MH59014 (PI: Neiderhiser) and R01 MH065563 (PI: Slomkowski). Furthermore, Z. Harakeh would like to acknowledge two stipends (i.e., Frye stipend received from the Radboud University Nijmegen and the ‘Kind en Adolescent’ - in English: ‘Child and Adolescent’ - travel stipend received from the Dutch journal ‘Kind en Adolescent’) which made it financially possible to visit the Center for Family Research in Washington DC where this research project was done.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - This present study investigated the genetic and environmental influences on the associations between adolescents' peer characteristics (i.e., peer college orientation, and peer delinquency) and smoking in young adulthood. We used longitudinal data from the Nonshared Environment and Adolescent Development (NEAD) project. Parents' reports on adolescents' peer characteristics and adolescents' self-reports on smoking in young adulthood were examined. Genetic and environmental influences on each construct as well as on the association between the two were analyzed. Findings showed that genetic and nonshared environmental influences contributed to peer college orientation and smoking status. Genetic, shared and nonshared environmental influences contributed to peer delinquency. Further, genetic and nonshared environmental influences contributed to the association between adolescents' peer college orientation and smoking in young adulthood. Genetic and shared environmental influences contributed to the association between adolescents' peer delinquency and smoking in young adulthood. In conclusion, the present study showed that genetic influences contributed to adolescents' peer characteristics and, in addition, genetic factors mediated the association between peer characteristics and smoking.
AB - This present study investigated the genetic and environmental influences on the associations between adolescents' peer characteristics (i.e., peer college orientation, and peer delinquency) and smoking in young adulthood. We used longitudinal data from the Nonshared Environment and Adolescent Development (NEAD) project. Parents' reports on adolescents' peer characteristics and adolescents' self-reports on smoking in young adulthood were examined. Genetic and environmental influences on each construct as well as on the association between the two were analyzed. Findings showed that genetic and nonshared environmental influences contributed to peer college orientation and smoking status. Genetic, shared and nonshared environmental influences contributed to peer delinquency. Further, genetic and nonshared environmental influences contributed to the association between adolescents' peer college orientation and smoking in young adulthood. Genetic and shared environmental influences contributed to the association between adolescents' peer delinquency and smoking in young adulthood. In conclusion, the present study showed that genetic influences contributed to adolescents' peer characteristics and, in addition, genetic factors mediated the association between peer characteristics and smoking.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.02.017
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.02.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 18584970
AN - SCOPUS:46049113852
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 33
SP - 1113
EP - 1122
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
IS - 9
ER -
