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5.5 Temperament, mental health problems and self-concept
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Relevant news and research: Temperament, mental health problems and self-concept

Adebisi, Y. A. and Aldosari, M. S. (2026). Life satisfaction across patterns of cigarette and e-cigarette use among adolescents: evidence from a national school-based survey. Addict Behav, 108786. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42372350


Andersson, J., Berglund, K., Irmel, R. and Louise, A. (2026). Sex-specific associations between tobacco use and youth mental health: prospective and cross-sectional findings from the LoRDIA Program. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42378496


Jiang, Q., Chang, Y. C. and Lee, Y. H. (2026). Early-Life Adversity and the Age of Smoking and Drinking Initiation: Examining Older Adults' Later-Life Mental and Self-Rated Health. Int J Aging Hum Dev, 914150261456754. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42261680


Rivarola Montejano, G. B., Pilatti, A. and Pautassi, R. M. (2026). Personality factors associated with alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use in adolescents: A longitudinal study. Adicciones, 2, 129-142. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42269645


Shahrajabian, F., Hassani, J., Motlagh, N. K. and Razavian, Y. (2026). Neurobehavioral Heterogeneity in Problem Gambling Severity and Nicotine Use Risk: Divergent Profiles of Cognitive and Emotional Control. J Gambl Stud. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42322501


Krasanakis, T., Bouloukaki, I., Christodoulakis, A., Aravantinou-Karlatou, A., Hoffman, C. M., van der Kleij, R. and Tsiligianni, I. (2026). Examining External and Internal Factors That Could Influence Adolescent Smoking Behaviors in Adolescents of Crete, Greece: The Cross-Sectional FRESHAIR4Life Study. Subst Use Addctn J, 29767342261446843. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42184269


Kwon, E., Adekunle, D., Lin, H. C., Wong, S. W., Asare, M. and Shim, J. W. (2026). Longitudinal patterns of threat- and deprivation-based childhood adversity and their impact on adolescent drinking, smoking, and depression. Child Abuse Negl, 108136. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42176457


Otsuka, Y., Kinjo, A., Kanda, H., Yoshimoto, H., Ito, T., Kuwabara, Y., Kim, H., Iwamoto, A., Osaki, Y., Miyoshi, T., Tanaka, Y. and Kaneita, Y. (2026). Factors associated with smoking and risky drinking among university students in Japan. Environ Health Prev Med, 31. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42108099


Park, S., Lee, S., Lee, W. and Lee, J. E. (2026). Association between smartphone overdependence and alcohol and tobacco use behaviors among adolescents in Korea. Sci Rep. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42162117


Yang, Q., Marti, C. N., Thomas, J. E. and Loukas, A. (2026). Bidirectional Associations Between Engagement with Tobacco Information on Social Media and Young Adults' Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis. Behav Sci (Basel), 5. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42193531


Gunn, M. P., Rose, G. M., Whitton, A. E., Pizzagalli, D. A. and Gilbert, D. G. (2026). Depression, anxiety, and genetics shape smoking risk through salience networks. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging, 112202. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41950829


Ramli, M. D. C. and Yusoff, N. (2026). Dissociating moral identity from neural markers of the late positive potential in emotional attention to smoking and non-smoking stimuli. AIMS Neurosci, 1, 137-152. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42004567


Shah, M., Aboalshamat, K., Badri, H. M., Khan, W., Banah, O. A., Elamin, M. O. and Quronfulah, B. S. (2026). Can depression, anxiety and stress predict smoking? An analysis of mental health correlates university young adults in Saudi Arabia. J Family Med Prim Care, 2, 622-627. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42023346


Suryavanshi, G., Rai, N. and Goyal, N. (2026). Determinants of Smoking Initiation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Central India: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus, 3, e104577. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41939550


Abu Khudair, S., Khader, Y., Al Nsour, M. and Tanaka, E. (2026). Smoking among adolescents in Jordan: Prevalence, associated factors, and its relation to mental health outcomes. PLoS One, 2, e0342653. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41746993


Logo, D. D., Kodali, P. B., Anaman-Torgbor, J., Chaffee, B. W., Ling, P. M., Bialous, S. and Owusu-Dabo, E. (2026). Factors associated with adolescent use of tobacco products in the Upper East Region of Ghana: A cross-sectional study. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41623892


Berg, N., Piirtola, M., Marttunen, M., Latvala, A. and Kiviruusu, O. (2026). Trajectories of Concurrent Psychological Distress, Heavy Episodic Drinking and Daily Cigarette Smoking From Adolescence to Midlife: Patterns and Their Sociodemographic Correlates. Nordisk Alkohol Nark, 14550725251408211. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41487313


Kacmaz, E. E. and Gumus Sekerci, Y. (2026). Cigarette smoking prevalence and its risk factors, including social anxiety and depression, among adolescents in Turkey: A school-based cross-sectional study. J Pediatr Nurs, 219-226. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41570358


Lee, C. K. and Feng, J. Y. (2025). Role of Self-Schemas in Linking Childhood Poly-Adversity to Drinking and Smoking Behaviours Among Undergraduates. Stress Health, 6, e70130. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41388574


Lu, Q., Ahluwalia-McMeddes, A. and Sani, F. (2026). The impact of childhood emotional maltreatment on adulthood smoking behaviour: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Child Abuse Negl, 107809. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41344211


Sanduka, D., Igbaria, S., Khatib, O., Saifi, M., Saudi, L., Hanani, A. and Damiri, B. (2025). Risky behavior and depression are linked to energy drink and tobacco use among Palestinian refugee children in a conflict setting: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore), 51, e46614. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41431042


Tiecco, G., Galanti, M. R., Paniello-Castillo, B., Khouja, J., Munafo, M., Pignocchino, G., di Baldassarre, G. and Raffetti, E. (2025). Smoking and risk perception of natural and biological hazards: Challenging risk classification in public health. iScience, 12, 113962. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41358151


Merianos, A. L., Hill, M. J., Gregory, K. A., Turk, S. T., Smith, M. L. and Mahabee-Gittens, E. M. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences and tobacco smoke exposure among U.S. school-aged children. Child Prot Pract. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41306665


Thomas, J. E., Pasch, K. E., Marti, C. N. and Loukas, A. (2025). Bidirectional associations between depressive symptoms and cigarette use during young adulthood: A survival analysis approach. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41206109


Aregbeshola, B. S., Paul, C., Atorkey, P., Dizon, J., Leigh, L. and Tzelepis, F. (2025). Factors associated with tobacco use, risky alcohol consumption, and concurrent tobacco and risky alcohol use among vocational education students. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse, 11-Jan. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41026465


Chaudhary, V., Kaushik, A., Devi, N. K., Jain, S. and Saraswathy, K. N. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences as predictors of alcohol and tobacco addiction risk among college students in Delhi-NCR, India. Sci Rep, 1, 32333. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40897772


Diaby, M., Agbonlahor, O., Richardson, M. K., Hart, J. L., Rose, S. W. and Mattingly, D. T. (2025). Discrimination Distress and Current Combustible and Non-combustible Tobacco Product Use Among US Youth, 2023. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40973143


Jacobs, W., Qin, W. A., Baiden, P., Amuta-Jimenez, A. and Zapolski, T. (2025). Adverse Childhood Experiences, Discrimination, Nativity, and Associations with Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Black Young Adults in the U.S. Subst Use Misuse, 10-Jan. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40898011


Li, Y., Ling, S., Zhou, Y., Li, Y., He, J. and Yang, L. (2025). Exploring the association of time-inconsistent preferences with smoking behavior: A cross-sectional survey study from Sichuan, China. Tob Induc Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41000451


Ismail, R., Hassan, S. A., Shukor, M. S., Shafurdin, N. S., Hanafi, N., Aljaberi, M. A., Lin, C. Y. and Griffiths, M. D. (2025). Prevalence, risk factors, and protective factors of tobacco use among school-going adolescents at drug-abuse hot-spots in Malaysia. Addict Behav, 108455. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40882309


Mirzaei-Alavijeh, M., Qadir, R. R., Karimi, N. and Jalilian, F. (2025). Determinants of Smoking Among University Students in Northern Iraq. J Res Health Sci, 3, e00656. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40823953


Reynolds, L. M., Faure, P. and Barik, J. (2025). Adolescent nicotine exposure and persistent neurocircuitry changes: unveiling lifelong psychiatric risks. Mol Psychiatry. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40883452


Tian, Y., Xiang, W., Dzhugaryan, S., Bae, D., Barrington-Trimis, J. and Church, T. (2025). From traits to puffs: The interplay of personality, pandemic stress, and smoking behaviors. PLoS One, 7, e0316301. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40623022


Fang, Y., Yang, R., Song, R., Gu, Y., Lu, X., Chen, Z., Hu, W., Cao, Z., Sun, M., Wang, H., Tong, L. and Huang, C. (2025). Nicotine exposure in adolescence triggers the activation and subsequent damage of microglia in the dentate gyrus and promotes depression later in life. Int Immunopharmacol, 115060. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40513337


AlBariqi, A. A., AlQahtani, A. F., Tikare, S., Gokhale, S. T., Nagate, R. R., AlHaid, F. S. M., AlQahtani, A. H. A., Narapureddy, B. R., Reddy, L. K. V. and Muthugounder, K. (2025). Smoking Prevalence, Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking, and Its Causes in 568 Adolescent Male High School Students in Southern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Med Sci Monit, e948542. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40440239


Beard, E., Shahab, L., Brown, J. and Cox, S. (2025). How much does the absence of the 'hidden population' from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence?. Addiction. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40313196


Do, E. K., Braganza, K., Koris, K., D'Esterre, A. P., Tulsiani, S. and Hair, E. C. (2025). Perceived Discrimination and Nicotine Product Use: Findings from a Youth and Young Adult Sample (2022-2023). Tob Use Insights, 1179173X251345621. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40433652


Zipper, Z., Renner, E., Wimmer, R., Brossler, H., Brouschek, J., Fuchshuber, J., Ischebeck, A. and Unterrainer, H. F. (2025). Personality organization mediates the relationship between negative primary emotions and tobacco use. J Affect Disord, 119398. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40368146


Chen, Y. (2025). Bidirectional Associations Between Nicotine Dependence and Psychosocial Problems Among Adults: A Multigroup Analysis with Gender as a Moderator. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40280893


Assari, S., Najand, B. and Sheikhattari, P. (2025). Childhood Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Attempt Predict Earlier Tobacco and Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence. Open J Med Sci, 1, 18-31. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40027157


Chen, M., Wang, X., Tan, D. S., Wang, H., Guo, J., Li, J., Zou, Z., Jiang, Y. and Liang, W. (2025). Tobacco and alcohol use; suicide ideation, plan, and attempt among adolescents; and the role of legal purchase age restrictions: a pooled population-based analysis from 58 countries. BMC Med, 1, 163. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40102880


Damiri, B., Zidan, T., Hamayel, D. and Saifi, M. (2025). Tobacco smoking and the risk of eating behaviors and depression among Palestinian female university students. Discov Ment Health, 1, 34. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40064734


Zhu, L., Zhang, Y. and Wang, H. (2025). Effects of core self-evaluation on tobacco and alcohol use among left-behind children: mediating role of fear of missing out and moderating role of parental migration category and gender. BMC Psychol, 1, 262. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40098164


Lim, A. Y. and Yoon, W. (2025). Integrating variable centered and person centered approaches for personality and nicotine use. Sci Rep, 1, 5433. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39948297


Liu, Y., Li, L., Chen, Z., Ren, S., He, R., Liang, Y., Tan, Y., Shao, X., Chen, S., Chen, X., Tang, J. and Liao, Y. (2025). Relationship between parental smoking and adolescent smoking: gender differences and mediation of resilience. BMC Public Health, 1, 434. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39901135


Perry, L. C., Chevalier, N. and Luciano, M. (2025). Maternal education and prenatal smoking associations with adolescent executive function are substantially confounded by genetics. Dev Psychol. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39836161


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