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ERIC Number: EJ484306
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Adolescent Smoking and Its Correlates.
Eckhardt, Laura; And Others
Journal of School Health, v64 n2 p67-72 Feb 1994
This study examined cross-sectional correlates of smoking during early and late adolescence to compare patterns of prediction of smoking at both stages. Intention to smoke was the strongest predictor of smoking during both stages, particularly in late adolescence, as well as being the strongest predictor of changes in smoking. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Drug Use, Grade 7, Grade 9, Health Behavior, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Predictor Variables, Resistance to Temptation, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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