Measuring self-efficacy and outcome expectations for resisting social pressures to smoke

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Langlois, Marietta A ^a   Linyak Petosa, R ^b   Hallam, Jeffrey S ^c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Prevention; Psychometrics; Self efficacy; Social Cognitive Theory; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645830492     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v15n02_01     Document Type: Article

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