The authors assessed sex and age differences in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among vulnerable adolescent populations. Data from the 2013 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey of 64,499 non-smokers aged 13-18 years were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. Girls were exposed 1.26 times (95% confidence interval, 1.21-1.32) more to home SHS than boys, and the younger adolescents we...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with early initiation of cigarette smoking among Korean adolescents. METHODS A secondary analysis was conducted on the 2012 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey data using Cox proportional hazards regression. RESULTS Early smoking initiation was associated with being male, having a positive subjective health status, perc...

We assessed the association between electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use and peer cigarette smoking, a major risk factor for the initiation of cigarette smoking in adolescents. Data from the 2013 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey of 65,753 nonsmokers aged 13-18 years were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. A total of 3.8% of the Korean adolescents were 'ever e-cigarette' us...

The disruptive behavior disorders are among the most prevalent youth psychiatric disorders, and they predict numerous problematic outcomes in adulthood. This study examined multiple domains of risk during early childhood and early adolescence as longitudinal predictors of disruptive behavior disorder diagnoses among adolescent males. Early adolescent risks in the domains of sociodemographic fac...

The Internet and technologies have increased gambling opportunities globally, normalizing among young individuals. Youth are active users susceptible to group norms, but little is known about behavior norms in online interaction. This study examined if following perceived majority opinions content (i.e., ) interaction associated with youth problem gambling. Participants were 15–25-year-old yout...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the construct equivalence of the five general factors (subjective health, eating habits, physical activities, sedentary lifestyle, and sleeping behaviors) and to compare the latent means between male and female middle school students in Incheon, Korea. METHODS The 2008 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Survey data was used for analysis. Multigroup...

OBJECTIVES Provide an updated literature review on prevalence, measurement, and correlates of disordered eating in youth with Type 1 diabetes (T1D), present a novel theoretical risk model (i.e., The Modified Dual Pathway Model) for disordered eating in youth with T1D incorporating psychosocial and physiological risk factors, and discuss clinical implications. METHODS Literature review of prev...

OBJECTIVES To examine the hypothesis that respondents with any of three specific sleep patterns would have a higher likelihood of suicidality than those without reports of these patterns in Korean adolescents. SETTING Data from the 2011-2013 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used. PARTICIPANTS 191,642 subjects were included. The survey's target population was students in grade...