Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth
To gain knowledge on psychosocial characteristics that predict the propensity of participation in longitudinal studies, attrition was analysed in a cohort of 3020 adolescents participating in the baseline survey of a longitudinal study with repeated followup focusing on adolescents’ tobacco use. Dur...
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| description | To gain knowledge on psychosocial characteristics that predict the propensity of participation in longitudinal studies, attrition was analysed in a cohort of 3020 adolescents participating in the baseline survey of a longitudinal study with repeated followup focusing on adolescents’ tobacco use. During the followup surveys, the proportion of responders was constantly at or above 90%. There were 941 adolescents (31.2%) who failed to participate in at least one of the six followup surveys. Boys had a fifty percent increased risk of nonparticipation compared with girls. Adolescents in families with experience of divorce, unemployment, and change of residence had a higher risk of nonparticipation. An increasing number of stressful life events during the previous year, uptake of tobacco use, number of friends, perceived performance at school, truancy, and alcohol use during the last term also independently associated with nonparticipation. Diverse psychosocial characteristics are independently associated with nonparticipation of youths in longitudinal studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee36654d439d4a6289377b6b1a4a46e02025-08-20T03:20:43ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/654030654030Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in YouthAnn Post0Hans Gilljam1Sven Bremberg2Maria Rosaria Galanti3Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, P.O. Box 170 70, 104 62 Stockholm, SwedenDivision of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, P.O. Box 170 70, 104 62 Stockholm, SwedenDivision of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, P.O. Box 170 70, 104 62 Stockholm, SwedenDivision of Public Health Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Norrbacka plan 2, 171 76 Stockholm, SwedenTo gain knowledge on psychosocial characteristics that predict the propensity of participation in longitudinal studies, attrition was analysed in a cohort of 3020 adolescents participating in the baseline survey of a longitudinal study with repeated followup focusing on adolescents’ tobacco use. During the followup surveys, the proportion of responders was constantly at or above 90%. There were 941 adolescents (31.2%) who failed to participate in at least one of the six followup surveys. Boys had a fifty percent increased risk of nonparticipation compared with girls. Adolescents in families with experience of divorce, unemployment, and change of residence had a higher risk of nonparticipation. An increasing number of stressful life events during the previous year, uptake of tobacco use, number of friends, perceived performance at school, truancy, and alcohol use during the last term also independently associated with nonparticipation. Diverse psychosocial characteristics are independently associated with nonparticipation of youths in longitudinal studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/654030 |
| spellingShingle | Ann Post Hans Gilljam Sven Bremberg Maria Rosaria Galanti Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth |
| title_full | Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth |
| title_short | Psychosocial Determinants of Attrition in a Longitudinal Study of Tobacco Use in Youth |
| title_sort | psychosocial determinants of attrition in a longitudinal study of tobacco use in youth |
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