Tobacco Use Initiation in Middle School Children in Three Iowa Communities: Results of the Iowa Program against Smoking (I-PAS).

Pomrehn, Paul R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ505822

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Publication Date: 1995

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Tobacco Use Initiation in Middle School Children in Three Iowa Communities: Results of the Iowa Program against Smoking (I-PAS).

Pomrehn, Paul R.; And Others

Journal of Health Education, v26 n2 p92-100 Mar-Apr 1995

This article presents information on tobacco use initiation by middle-school students who were exposed to the Iowa Program against Smoking. From 1984 to 1989, students completed surveys on smoking status, attitudes and beliefs, and family and peer smoking. Results indicated that experimentation with tobacco was the single best predictor of regular smoking. (SM)

Descriptors: Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Predictor Variables, Prevention, Smoking, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Iowa

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