1. Predicting Experimentation with Cigarettes: The Childhood Antecedents of Smoking Study (CASS).
- Author
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Mittemark, Maurice B., Murray, David M., Luepker, Russell V., Pechacek, Terry R., Plate, Phyllis L., and Pallonen, Unto E.
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SMOKING ,CIGARETTE smokers ,ADOLESCENT health ,BEHAVIOR ,EDUCATION of parents ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,SOCIAL influence ,HEALTH education - Abstract
In a two-year investigation of cigarette smoking incidence in a population of Minnesota adolescents, the perceived smoking behavior of friends at baseline was a strong predictor of smoking onset. Additional predictors included: siblings' smoking behavior, parents' education level, and seven psychosocial scales including independence and rebelliousness. Smoking prevention strategies which teach youth to cope with social influences are well founded. Results also indicate that younger adolescents may yet be dissuaded from beginning smoking by knowledge of the health consequences of smoking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1987