Timo-Kolja Pförtner1,2, Bart De Clercq3, Michela Lenzi4, Alessio Vieno4, Katharina Rathmann5, Irene Moor5, Anne Hublet3, Michal Molcho6, Anton E Kunst7, Matthias Richter5. 1. Institute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research, and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR) of the University of Cologne (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, Univeristy of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. timo-kolja.pfoertner@uk-koeln.de. 2. Institute of Medical Sociology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. timo-kolja.pfoertner@uk-koeln.de. 3. Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. 4. Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. 5. Institute of Medical Sociology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. 6. Health Promotion Research Centre, School of Health Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. 7. Department of Public Health, AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To analyze how dimensions of social capital at the individual level are associated with adolescent smoking and whether associations differ by socioeconomic status. METHODS: Data were from the 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children' study 2005/2006 including 6511 15-year-old adolescents from Flemish Belgium, Canada, Romania and England. Socioeconomic status was measured using the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). Social capital was indicated by friend-related social capital, participation in school and voluntary organizations, trust and reciprocity in family, neighborhood and school. We conducted pooled logistic regression models with interaction terms and tested for cross-national differences. RESULTS: Almost all dimensions of social capital were associated with a lower likelihood of smoking, except for friend-related social capital and school participation. The association of family-related social capital with smoking was significantly stronger for low FAS adolescents, whereas the association of vertical trust and reciprocity in school with smoking was significantly stronger for high FAS adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Social capital may act both as a protective and a risk factor for adolescent smoking. Achieving higher levels of family-related social capital might reduce socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking.
OBJECTIVES: To analyze how dimensions of social capital at the individual level are associated with adolescent smoking and whether associations differ by socioeconomic status. METHODS: Data were from the 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children' study 2005/2006 including 6511 15-year-old adolescents from Flemish Belgium, Canada, Romania and England. Socioeconomic status was measured using the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). Social capital was indicated by friend-related social capital, participation in school and voluntary organizations, trust and reciprocity in family, neighborhood and school. We conducted pooled logistic regression models with interaction terms and tested for cross-national differences. RESULTS: Almost all dimensions of social capital were associated with a lower likelihood of smoking, except for friend-related social capital and school participation. The association of family-related social capital with smoking was significantly stronger for low FAS adolescents, whereas the association of vertical trust and reciprocity in school with smoking was significantly stronger for high FAS adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Social capital may act both as a protective and a risk factor for adolescent smoking. Achieving higher levels of family-related social capital might reduce socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking.
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Adolescence; Health Behaviour in School-aged Children; Smoking; Social capital; Socioeconomic inequalities
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