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Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2
Simon P, Buta E, Gueorguieva R, Kong G, Morean ME, Camenga D, Bold KW, Krishnan‐Sarin S. Transitions across tobacco use profiles among adolescents: results from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study waves 1 and 2. Addiction 2020, 115: 740-747. PMID: 31618491, PMCID: PMC7361287, DOI: 10.1111/add.14828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of cigarettesE-cigarettesHealth Study Waves 1Wave 1US youthProbability of progressionUsers of cigarettesNon-institutionalized populationTobacco use statusTobacco use profilesSocio-demographic predictorsRate of useCurrent useProspective surveyMore tobacco productsLatent transition analysisSmokeless tobaccoNicotine productsHealth StudyUS civilianParental education levelTobacco productsCigarettesPopulation AssessmentUse status
2020
Youth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls.
Sartor CE, Ye F, Simon P, Zhai ZW, Hipwell AE, Chung T. Youth Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Monitoring, Discrepancies With Parental Perceptions, and Their Associations With First Cigarette Use in Black and White Girls. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2020, 81: 180-189. PMID: 32359047, PMCID: PMC7201214, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2020.81.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst cigarette useCigarette useElevated riskProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisRisk factorsSmoking riskPrimary caregiversAdolescent cigarette useLow parental monitoringParental perceptionsIndividual-level factorsPittsburgh Girls StudyWhite girlsAge 8Regression analysisRisk
2018
E-cigarette advertising exposure in e-cigarette naïve adolescents and subsequent e-cigarette use: A longitudinal cohort study
Camenga D, Gutierrez KM, Kong G, Cavallo D, Simon P, Krishnan-Sarin S. E-cigarette advertising exposure in e-cigarette naïve adolescents and subsequent e-cigarette use: A longitudinal cohort study. Addictive Behaviors 2018, 81: 78-83. PMID: 29432916, PMCID: PMC5845830, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent e-cigarette useE-cigarette useE-cigarette advertisingE-cigarettesLogistic regressionE-cigarette advertising exposureWave 2Wave 1School-based cohortCigarette smoking statusLongitudinal cohort studyMultivariate logistic regressionPopular tobacco productAdvertising exposureTobacco use behaviorsCohort studySmoking statusCigarette smokingLongitudinal cohortWhite raceElectronic cigarettesTobacco productsNaïve adolescentsCohortExposureTrajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth
Bold KW, Kong G, Camenga DR, Simon P, Cavallo DA, Morean ME, Krishnan-Sarin S. Trajectories of E-Cigarette and Conventional Cigarette Use Among Youth. Pediatrics 2018, 141: e20171832. PMID: 29203523, PMCID: PMC5744268, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1832.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study
Camenga DR, Cavallo DA, Kong G, Morean ME, Connell CM, Simon P, Bulmer SM, Krishnan-Sarin S. Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: A Focus Group Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2015, 17: 1235-1241. PMID: 25646346, PMCID: PMC4607731, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smoking cessationSmoking cessationE-cigarette useE-cigarettesElectronic cigarettesFemale cigarette smokersYoung adult smokersYoung adults' perceptionsExclusive e-cigarette useCigarette smokingSmoking statusCigarette smokersAdult smokersNicotine reductionFocus group studyAdults' perceptionsCessationGroup studyNonsmokersSmokersCigarettesVerbatim transcriptsParticipantsFocus groupsAdolescents
2010
Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis
Lee C, Mun EY, White HR, Simon P. Substance Use Trajectories of Black and White Young Men from Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood: A Two-Part Growth Curve Analysis. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2010, 9: 301-319. PMID: 21161811, PMCID: PMC3565242, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2010.522898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurve analysisSubstance useAge 17Young menWhite young menDifferent prevention approachesGrowth curve analysisPrevalence gapParental socioeconomic statusAlcohol useSocioeconomic statusSubstance use trajectoriesPrevention approachesOlder cohortYounger cohortsCohortHard drugsMarijuana usePrevalenceAdulthoodMenUse trajectoriesAdolescenceWhitesHigh frequency