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. 2012 Jan 1;120(1-3):242-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.014. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

Assessing teen smoking patterns: the weekend phenomenon

Steffani R Bailey  1 , Christina J Jeffery, Sarah A Hammer, Susan W Bryson, Diana T Killen, Seth Ammerman, Thomas N Robinson, Joel D Killen
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Assessing teen smoking patterns: the weekend phenomenon

Steffani R Bailey et al. Drug Alcohol Depend. .

Abstract

Background: Adolescent cigarette smokers may have more daily variability in their smoking patterns than adults. A better understanding of teen smoking patterns can inform the development of more effective adolescent smoking cessation interventions.

Methods: Teen smokers seeking cessation treatment (N=366) reported the number of cigarettes smoked on each day of a typical week. A paired t-test was used to examine differences between weekday (Sunday-Thursday) and weekend (Friday-Saturday) smoking. Main effects and interactions for race/ethnicity and gender were assessed using a 2-way ANOVA for the following variables: typical weekly smoking, average weekday smoking, average weekend smoking, and difference between weekday and weekend smoking. Scheffé post hoc tests were used to analyze any statistically significant differences.

Results: There was significantly more weekend smoking compared to weekday smoking, p<0.001. The difference in weekday versus weekend smoking levels was larger for females than for males, p<0.05. Hispanics reported less typical weekly smoking, p<0.001, less weekday smoking, p<0.001, and less weekend day smoking, p<0.01, compared to Caucasians and multi-racial teens. There was no difference in weekend day versus weekday smoking by race/ethnic background.

Conclusions: Using a more detailed assessment of smoking quantity captures patterns of adolescent smoking that may lead to more effective smoking cessation interventions.

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Typical day of week smoking by gender.
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