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Rhodes, Nancy; Potocki, Bridget; Thomas, Sarah – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Understanding the factors that make college students more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes is key to developing effective interventions in order to reduce these behaviors. This study sought to understand entering college students' intentions to engage in smoking and drinking behavior by examining the cognitive accessibility (ease of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Smoking, Drinking, Intention
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Ariyabuddhiphongs, Vanchai – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2013
This narrative review summarizes current knowledge on adolescent gambling for the period 1990-2010, assesses adolescent gambling behavior and person and environment predictors, and suggests directions for future research. The review includes 99 studies that identified their subjects as adolescents, children, youth, and students, and discusses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Predictor Variables, Males
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Clarke, Dave; Pulford, Justin; Bellringer, Maria; Abbott, Max; Hodgins, David C. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) have been frequently associated with problem gambling. Little research has compared the relative contribution of casino EGMs versus non-casino EGMs on current problem gambling, after controlling for demographic factors and gambling behaviour. Our exploratory study obtained data from questionnaires administered to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Marital Status, Clubs, Foreign Countries
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Lan, Chu M.; Lee, Yu H. – School Psychology International, 2013
Although there has been considerable research which has explored factors related to internet addiction, few studies have investigated elementary school students' involvement in this behaviour pattern. Participants in the present study were 1045 children in grades 3 to 6 from elementary schools in Taiwan. Students completed surveys on their use of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Foreign Countries
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Epstein, Marina; Hill, Karl G.; Bailey, Jennifer A.; Hawkins, J. David – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Previous research has shown that the development of alcohol and tobacco dependence is linked and that both are influenced by environmental and intrapersonal factors, many of which likely interact over the life course. The present study examines the effects of general and alcohol- and tobacco-specific environmental influences in the family of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Smoking, Behavior Problems, Adolescents