The Association Between Social Support and Trying Smoking Among Rural Adolescents in Rural Western China: The Intermediary Role of Mental Health Problems and Life Satisfaction

The study elucidated the direct and indirect relationships between psychosocial factors and trying smoking behavior. To prevent adolescents from trying smoking, it is essential to intervene through external social support and internal development of mental health and well-being to improve adolescents' social support, increase their life satisfaction, and maintain their mental health.