Open AccessThe Role of Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Race in Intergenerational High-Risk Smoking Behaviors
Author(s) -
Veronica A. Pear,
Lucia C. Petito,
Barbara Abrams
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntw295
Subject(s) - offspring , ethnic group , pregnancy , medicine , national longitudinal surveys , demography , child abuse , psychology , poison control , environmental health , injury prevention , genetics , demographic economics , sociology , biology , economics , anthropology
A history of adversity in childhood is associated with cigarette smoking in adulthood, but there is less evidence for prenatal and next-generation offspring smoking. We investigated the association between maternal history of childhood adversity, pregnancy smoking, and early initiation of smoking in offspring, overall and by maternal race/ethnicity.
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