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ERIC Number: EJ425218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-8402
Tobacco Truths: The Impact of Role Models on Children's Attitudes toward Smoking.
Meier, Kathryn S.
Health Education Quarterly, v18 n2 p173-82 Sum 1991
A survey of 1,085 seventh and eleventh graders assessed the impact of parents, peers, siblings, advertising, and sponsorship as role models influencing attitudes toward smoking and smoking behavior. Results suggest that intervention programs need to address nicotine addiction and be in place before grade seven. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Influence, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Grade 11, Grade 7, Role Models, Smoking, Social Influences, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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