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ERIC Number: EJ507614
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Gender and Predisposing Attributes as Predictors of Smoking Onset: Implications for Theory and Practice.
Best, J. A.; And Others
Journal of Health Education, v26 n2 pS52-60 Mar-Apr 1995
This study investigated risks for transitioning from nonsmoking to smoking during three transition periods as a function of gender, predisposing attributes, and participation in social influences education, examining four dispositional factors. Survey data indicated that dispositional factors were important determinants of smoking onset and that social influences programs had an impact, particularly for females. (SM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Adolescents, Health Behavior, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Peer Influence, Personal Autonomy, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Smoking, Social Influences, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Psychosocial Factors
Note: Theme issue title: "Cardiopulmonary Behavioral Research: Focus on Youth, Gender, Ethnicity."