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https://doi.org/10.20471/may.2025.61.02.05
Contribution of Demographic Variables, Parents Smoking, Anxiety, and Depression to Smoking Status and Severity of Nicotine Dependence in Emerging Adulthood (Predictors of Smoking Status and Nicotine Dependence)
Marin Mamić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-7805
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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Tihomir Jovanović
; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; General Hospital Pakrac and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, Pakrac, Croatia
Ivana Jelinčić
; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; University Hospital Centre Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ivana Mamić
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Štefica Mikšić
; General County HospiFaculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Božica Lovrić
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ivan Vukoja
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Ivanka Zirdum
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia
Hrvoje Vidić
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Goranka Radmilović
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia
Goran Zukanović
; General County Hospital Požega, Požega, Croatia; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Slavka Galić
; University of Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
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Sažetak
Aim: Smoking is recognized as a chronic nicotine dependence disorder that is considered a major risk factor for various diseases and disabilities affecting the physical health of all body organs, as well as mental health. Emerging adulthood is a life stage from 18 to 25 years old when most identity exploration occurs, which may include experimenting with various life possibilities, including smoking. Examine the contribution of demographic variables (age, sex, employment, financial status), parental smoking, anxiety, and depression to nicotine dependence and smoking status in young individuals. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, involving 139 participants aged 18 to 25 residing in the Republic of Croatia. The questionnaire consisted of three parts. The first part focused on demographic questions (age, sex, marital status, educational level, employment, financial status self-assessment, and whether participants were smokers or not), followed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Depen- dence (FTND). Results: The results revealed a positive correlation between anxiety and nicotine dependence (p = 0.004). Significant contributions to nicotine dependence were observed from variables of anxiety (p = 0.004) and one parent smoking (p = 0.004), while the smoking status was influenced by both parents smoking (p = 0.026). Conclusion: The research findings emphasize the importance of addressing anxiety symptoms in efforts to prevent and reduce nicotine dependence among youth. They also highlight the need for targeted interventions aimed at reducing parental smoking to mitigate the risk of smoking initiation and the severity of addiction in children.
Ključne riječi
Emerging adulthood; tobacco use disorder; smoking; anxiety
Hrčak ID:
334588
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.8.2025.
Posjeta: 199 *