Images of smokers and willingness to smoke among African American pre-adolescents: An application of the prototype/willingness model of adolescent health risk behavior to smoking initiation

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 305-318

  Gerrard, Meg ^a,c   Gibbons, Frederick X ^a   Stock, Michelle L ^a   Vande Lune, Linda S ^b   Cleveland, Michael J ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Pre adolescents; Prototypes; Smoking initiation; Willingness

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18244402387     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi026     Document Type: Article

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