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CAREGIVER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND TEEN TOBACCO USE FROM THE SAMPLE OF THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELLBEING STUDY: A MEDIATED ANALYSIS

Lawal, Olanrewaju Lukmon
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1712325580645749

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2024, MA, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences.
Studies consistently show that strong caregiver-child relationships, positive parent-child communication, and parental monitoring reduce the likelihood of tobacco use. However, the specific protective mechanism through which this critical family processes for example, parental communication (father-child and mother-child dyad), and parental monitoring within caregiver-child relationships and how they affect teen tobacco use, with particular attention given to gender-specific differences is limited. Guided by family systems theory, this study examined how caregiver-child relationships, parental monitoring, and parent-child communication interplay influence the tobacco use of teenagers. This study used data from the year 15 follow-up from the Future of Family and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to assess the mediation role of parental monitoring and parent-child communication (Father-child and mother-child dyad) on the relationship between the caregiver-child relationship and teen tobacco use. Lastly, I examined the gender-specific difference in the impact of father-child and mother-child communication on teen tobacco use. The results indicated that caregiver-child relationships were found to predict teen tobacco use. Also, parental monitoring was found to mediate the relationship between caregiver-child relationship and teen tobacco use. On the contrary, parent-child communication was not found to mediate the relationship between caregiver-child relationships and teen tobacco use. However, variation existed in the gender-specific difference in the effect of father-child and mother-child communication in influencing teen tobacco use. Mother-child communication appears to have a more significant effect compared to father-child communication. These results provide evidence in support of prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing teen tobacco use and promoting positive caregiver-child relationships.
Jing Zhang, Dr. (Advisor)
Walker Kathleen, Dr. (Committee Member)
Samantha Jones, Dr. (Committee Member)
110 p.
Behaviorial Sciences
Caregiver-child relationship, Teen, Tobacco use, parental monitoring, parent-child communication.

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  • Lawal, O. L. (2024). CAREGIVER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND TEEN TOBACCO USE FROM THE SAMPLE OF THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELLBEING STUDY: A MEDIATED ANALYSIS [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1712325580645749

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lawal, Olanrewaju. CAREGIVER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND TEEN TOBACCO USE FROM THE SAMPLE OF THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELLBEING STUDY: A MEDIATED ANALYSIS. 2024. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1712325580645749.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lawal, Olanrewaju. "CAREGIVER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND TEEN TOBACCO USE FROM THE SAMPLE OF THE FUTURE OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELLBEING STUDY: A MEDIATED ANALYSIS." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1712325580645749

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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