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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Descriptor
Adolescent Attitudes1
Adolescents1
Psychological Patterns1
Risk1
Smoking1
Source
Journal of Adolescent Research1
Author
Frankenberger, Kristina D.1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education1
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Adolescent Egocentrism, Risk Perceptions, and Sensation Seeking among Smoking and Nonsmoking Youth
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Frankenberger, Kristina D. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2004
A survey compared adolescents (ages 14 to 18) who have never tried smoking, smoke infrequently, or smoke regularly on three characteristics: adolescent egocentrism, risk perceptions, and sensation seeking. Sensation seeking exhibited the expected result by increasing with smoking experience. Contrary to past research findings, perceptions of…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Risk