Predicting regular cigarette use among continuation high school students. |
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Skara,-Silvana-N; Sussman,-Steve; Dent,-Clyde-W
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U Southern California, Inst for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, Los Angeles, CA, US
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2001 Mar-Apr
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Journal
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American-Journal-of-Health-Behavior
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Vol 25(2): 147-156
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Gender, Research, Young Adults, Demographic Characteristics; Psychosocial Factors; Tobacco Smoking
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Provides a 1-yr prospective examination of social, behavioral, intrapersonal and demographic factors that predict transition from experimental to regular cigarette use among continuation high school students. A cohort of 252 students (aged 15-19 yrs) completed baseline and 1-yr followup questionnaires on health behavior. Results show that relatively low smoking prevalence estimates, intention to smoke in the next year, violence perpetration, perceived stress, sensation seeking, and male gender predicted the transition to regular use 1 yr later. It is concluded that intrapersonal variables may be relatively important in predicting the progression from experimental to regular smoking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2000 APA, all rights reserved)
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