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

Open Journal of Medical Sciences | Vol 5, Issue 1

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