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Stein, L. A. R.; Colby, Suzanne M.; O'Leary, Tracy A.; Monti, Peter M.; Rohsenow, Damaris J.; Spirito, Anthony; Riggs, Suzanne; Barnett, Nancy P. – Journal of Drug Education, 2002
Examines self-reported response distortion in adolescents who received a brief intervention to reduce their smoking. Findings indicate that age and ethnicity of respondent may influence reported response distortion. Factors that appear to influence under- and over-reporting include social desirability and fear of repercussion. (Contains 30…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Ethnicity
Pickens, Keith – 1984
This report reviews the 1970-1983 research on the impact of school-based anti-smoking education on smoking related attitudes and behaviors. A summary and introduction to the report are given. Seventy-four research reports are analyzed according to geographic origin, year of publication, and age of the target groups. Anti-smoking education programs…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
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Oei, Tian P. S.; Baldwin, Andrea R. – Journal of Drug Education, 1992
Proposes developmental approach to smoking education and prevention for children and adolescents. Reviews literature concerning most appropriate agent, content, and presentation of antismoking education for different ages, concluding that best agents for young children are parents and best agents for pre/early adolescents are peers. For…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Development
Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
When Canadian parents look back on their own lives and the lives of their parents, they see changes across a generation that have profoundly affected their parenting experience, compared to when they themselves were young children. Supports for today's parents must take into consideration these changes that affect the care and nurturing of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Age Differences, Young Children