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Peer reviewedCovey, Lirio S.; Tam, Debbie – American Journal of Public Health, 1990
Examines the relationship between depressive mood and cigarette smoking among a sample of 123 adolescent males and 82 adolescent females. Finds an independent relation of depressive mood, friends' smoking behavior, and living in a single-parent home. Concludes that depressive mood and stress may contribute to the onset of smoking. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Family Characteristics, Multivariate Analysis
