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ERIC Number: EJ253489
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Multivariate Prediction of Cigarette Smoking among Children in Grades Six, Seven and Eight.
Pederson, Linda L.; And Others
Journal of Drug Education, v11 n3 p191-203 1981
Related variables measured in 1975 to smoking status in 1978 using multivariate statistical procedures. Variables included sociodemographic characteristics, smoking environment, school performance, attitude toward smoking, and knowledge about smoking effects. Cross-sectional analysis of variables measured in 1978 revealed that six variables accounted for 37 percent of the variance. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Smoking, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada