@article{Roupa_Vasilopoulos_Hatzoglou_Gourgoulianis_Kefaliakos_Mechili_Archangelidi_Mentzakis_Diomidous_2016, title={The Effect Of Family And Social Environment On Smoking Behaviour In Adolescence}, volume={12}, url={https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/6921}, DOI={10.19044/esj.2016.v12n2p62}, abstractNote={Background: Parental and peer smoking are considered major predictors of smoking in adolescence. We investigate the impact of family and social environment and parental anti-smoking socialization on the intensive and extensive margins of smoking for Greek adolescents. Method and Material: Information on 873 adolescents was collected through a self-reported survey and regression analysis examined associations with five different smoking outcomes (current/lifetime smoking status/intensity and onset). Subgroup analyses and interactions provided further insights. Results: Prevalence of adolescent smoking is high. Family and peer smoking habits and smoking restrictions at home reduce probability and intensity of smoking. Parental smoking increases probability of current smoking by 5% (95% CI: 0.01-0.09) as does having all your friends smoking by 30% (95% CI: 0.16-0.45). Parental anti-smoking advice delays onset of smoking by 0.76 years (95% CI: 0.15-1.39) but does not affect current smoking. Conclusion: Family and social environments play a significant role in preventing or promoting smoking and should be regarded as crucial factors when devising policy to curb adolescent smoking.}, number={2}, journal={European Scientific Journal, ESJ}, author={Roupa, Zoe and Vasilopoulos, Aristidis and Hatzoglou, Chryssi and Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos and Kefaliakos, Antonios and Mechili, Enkeleint - Aggelos and Archangelidi, Olga and Mentzakis, Emmanouil and Diomidous, Marianna}, year={2016}, month={Jan.}, pages={62} }