PURPOSE:: The present study examined the associations between smoking initiation and,
hostility, depressive symptoms, and bullying (bullies and bully-victims) among a culturally
diverse sample of 1,771 adolescents who reported never having smoked at baseline.
METHODS:: Data were obtained from a longitudinal school-based experimental trial of
smoking prevention programs in Southern California. Annual survey was performed for
students of the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. All students in the 24 participating schools …

Purpose The present study examined the associations between smoking initiation and,
hostility, depressive symptoms, and bullying (bullies and bully-victims) among a culturally
diverse sample of 1,771 adolescents who reported never having smoked at baseline.
Methods Data were obtained from a longitudinal school-based experimental trial of smoking
prevention programs in Southern California. Annual survey was performed for students of
the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. All students in the 24 participating schools were …