Factors Affecting Cigarette Smoking and Intention to Smoke among Puerto Rican-American High School Students.

Smith, Kevin W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ436550

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Factors Affecting Cigarette Smoking and Intention to Smoke among Puerto Rican-American High School Students.

Smith, Kevin W.; And Others

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v13 n4 p401-11 Nov 1991

Among 424 urban Puerto Rican high school students, 12 percent of males and 10 percent of females had smoked in the previous month. Past smoking and intentions to smoke were associated with exposure to smokers during recreation and smoking behavior of close friends but not family members. Contains 27 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Family Influence, Hispanic Americans, Peer Influence, Puerto Ricans, Smoking, Social Behavior, Social Influences, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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