The Prevention of Tobacco Use: The S.T.E.P. Program.

Seid, Melinda

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ERIC Number: EJ500415

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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The Prevention of Tobacco Use: The S.T.E.P. Program.

Seid, Melinda

Peer Facilitator Quarterly, v12 n2 p23-29 Dec 1994

Describes the Seventh Grade Tobacco Prevention (S.T.E.P.) program, evaluating its impact on adolescent tobacco use, tobacco knowledge, and beliefs about tobacco use. Results revealed that same-age peers had the least effect in changing the students' knowledge level, had a negative effect on changing students' beliefs, and had a negative effect on students' tobacco use. (SM)

Descriptors: Grade 7, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level, Peer Influence, Peer Teaching, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teaching Methods, Tobacco

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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