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Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 27, No. 6, 2002, pp. 497-507
© 2002 Society of Pediatric Psychology

Cigarette Smoking and Perceived Health in School Dropouts: A Comparison of Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents

Patricia A. Aloise-Young, PhD, Courtney Cruickshank and Ernest L. Chavez, PhD

Colorado State University

All correspondence should be sent to Patricia Aloise-Young, Psychology Department, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado 80523-1876. E-mail: aloiseyo{at}lamar.colostate.edu.

Objective: To examine the relations between educational attainment and health (cigarette smoking and perceived health) in Hispanic adolescents.

Method: Participants included 3,360 Mexican American and non-Hispanic white adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 21 years. The sample included school dropouts, academically at-risk students, and control students.

Results: School dropouts were 6.46 times more likely and academically at-risk students were 2.80 times more likely to smoke heavily than were control students. In addition, school dropouts reported poorer health than did their peers. Results suggest that the relation between educational attainment and perceived health is mediated by cigarette smoking.

Conclusions: Increased awareness of educational attainment as a significant risk factor for smoking in Hispanic adolescents will enable smoking cessation services to be targeted more effectively.

Key words: cigarette smoking; school dropout; Hispanic.


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