Understanding Youth's Health-Compromising Behaviors in Germany: An Application of the Risk-Behavior Framework.

Hazard, Barbara P.; Lee, Che-Fu

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ERIC Number: EJ585023

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Understanding Youth's Health-Compromising Behaviors in Germany: An Application of the Risk-Behavior Framework.

Hazard, Barbara P.; Lee, Che-Fu

Youth & Society, v30 n3 p348-66 Mar 1999

Analyzed the health-compromising behaviors of German youth using responses of 2,330 seventh, eighth, and ninth graders from the German Youth Study. Smoking and drinking are not seen by these students as health-threatening behaviors, but as socially appealing behaviors. Discusses implications for health education. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Foreign Countries, Health, Health Behavior, Health Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Models, Risk, Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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