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Attitudes of Teenagers Towards Cigarettes and Smoking Initiation.
- Source :
- Substance Use & Misuse; 2005, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p625-643, 19p, 1 Diagram, 7 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- This paper contributes to the empirical knowledge of determinants of smoking initiation in adolescents. The instrument we used was a structural equation model, which is a powerful tool to analyze causal relationships in nonexperimental studies. We used a school-based sample of 1198 teenagers from Spain. We measured the attitude of the adolescents towards tobacco. Attitudes and smoking status are related. Attitudes become more favorable to smoking, as experimentation with cigarettes progresses and pupils become older. Teenagers who have tried at least one cigarette are on average more favorable to smoking than those who had never smoked. The study's limitations were noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TEENAGERS
SMOKING
CIGARETTES
STUDENTS
TOBACCO
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10826084
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16969832
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1081/JA-200055352