Differences Between Smoking and Nonsmoking College Students in Their Attitudes on Tobacco Smoking.

Shor, Ronald E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ253492

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Publication Date: 1981

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Differences Between Smoking and Nonsmoking College Students in Their Attitudes on Tobacco Smoking.

Shor, Ronald E.; And Others

Journal of Drug Education, v11 n3 p261-74 1981

Studied whether smokers and nonsmokers hold systematically different attitudes on tobacco smoking. Smoking-related Likert type attitude items were selected for analysis from a longer questionnaire. Results indicated both smoking and nonsmoking college students expressed highly similar unfavorable attitudes toward smoking but nonsmokers expressed those attitudes more strongly. (Author)

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Individual Differences, Negative Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns, Questionnaires, Smoking, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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