PREDICTING SMOKING STATUS BY SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION FOR UNITED-STATESADOLESCENTS

This study examined the predictive relationships between adolescents' smoking and symptoms of depression. A national sample of 6,900 adolesc ents, ages 14 to 18 years, were selected for analysis. Variables of in terest included measures for smoking status and symptoms of depression . Odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio from logistic regression analyses indicated that more of the 885 smokers than of the 6,015 nonsmokers r eported feelings of unhappiness, sadness, or depression, hopelessness about the future, and having trouble going to sleep.