The Power of Policy: The Relationship of Smoking Policy to Adolescent Smoking.

Pentz, Mary Ann; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Power of Policy: The Relationship of Smoking Policy to Adolescent Smoking.

Pentz, Mary Ann; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v79 n7 p857-62 Jul 1989

The effects of school policy on cigarette smoking among seventh graders were investigated in this study. All of the schools involved had restrictive smoking policies and many had smoking prevention education plans. Although punitive measures were found to have no effect, smoking policy generally was found to decrease adolescent smoking. (AF)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 7, Health Education, Health Promotion, Intervention, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Multiple Regression Analysis, Prevention, School Policy, Smoking

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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