Childhood Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Attempt Predict Earlier Tobacco and Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence

Table 1.

Summary of Structural Equation Model (SEM),Overall

Independent Variable Dependent Variable B SE 95% CI P

Age (Years) Tobacco Use 0.076 0.009 0.058 0.094 < 0.001

Gender (Male) Tobacco Use -0.017 0.009 -0.035 0.001 0.058

Family Income Tobacco Use -0.015 0.015 -0.045 0.014 0.305

Parental Education Tobacco Use -0.028 0.013 -0.052 -0.003 0.028

Married Household Tobacco Use -0.054 0.011 -0.076 -0.032 < 0.001

Neighborhood Median Income/ 50000 Tobacco Use 0.020 0.011 -0.001 0.042 0.061

Major Depressive Disorder Tobacco Use 0.030 0.011 0.008 0.051 0.007

Suicide Attempt Tobacco Use 0.063 0.014 0.035 0.091 < 0.001

Hopeless Tobacco Use 0.046 0.015 0.016 0.076 0.003

Race/Ethnicity (Black) Tobacco Use -0.045 0.011 -0.067 -0.023 < 0.001

Race/Ethnicity (Latino) Tobacco Use -0.001 0.011 -0.022 0.020 0.905

Race/Ethnicity (Asian) Tobacco Use -0.027 0.009 -0.045 -0.009 0.003

Race/Ethnicity (Other) Tobacco Use 0.017 0.010 -0.002 0.035 0.087

Intercept Tobacco Use -0.597 0.261 -1.110 -0.085 0.022

 

 

Age (Years) Marijuana Use 0.078 0.009 0.060 0.096 < 0.001

Gender (Male) Marijuana Use 0.001 0.009 -0.017 0.019 0.899

Family Income Marijuana Use -0.031 0.015 -0.060 -0.001 0.040

Parental Education Marijuana Use -0.025 0.012 -0.049 0.000 0.047

Married Household Marijuana Use -0.050 0.011 -0.073 -0.028 < 0.001

Neighborhood Median Income/ 50000 Marijuana Use 0.004 0.011 -0.017 0.025 0.698

Major Depressive Disorder Marijuana Use 0.024 0.011 0.002 0.045 0.032

Suicide Attempt Marijuana Use 0.064 0.014 0.037 0.092 < 0.001

Hopeless Marijuana Use 0.031 0.015 0.001 0.060 0.041

Race/Ethnicity (Black) Marijuana Use -0.031 0.011 -0.054 -0.009 0.006

Race/Ethnicity (Latino) Marijuana Use -0.010 0.011 -0.031 0.011 0.334

Race/Ethnicity (Asian) Marijuana Use -0.019 0.009 -0.037 -0.001 0.039

Race/Ethnicity (Other) Marijuana Use -0.004 0.010 -0.023 0.015 0.655

Intercept Marijuana Use -0.686 0.261 -1.197 -0.174 0.009