Optimistic bias in adolescent and adult smokers and nonsmokers

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 625-632

  Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimistic bias; Risk perception; Smoking; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0034622401     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(99)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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