Social Influences on Adolescents' Smoking Progress: A Longitudinal Analysis.

Wang, Min Qi; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ548284

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Social Influences on Adolescents' Smoking Progress: A Longitudinal Analysis.

Wang, Min Qi; And Others

American Journal of Health Behavior, v21 n2 p111-17 Mar-Apr 1997

Reports a study that examined social factors which might predict adolescent smoking transition from nonsmoking or experimental to more advanced stages. Data from teens who participated in the Teenage Attitudes and Practices Survey indicated that best friends' smoking status was the only factor that consistently predicted adolescent smoking progress. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Smoking, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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