How peer proximity moderates indirect media influence on adolescent smoking

Communication Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-432

  Paek, Hye Jin ^a   Gunther, Albert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antismoking media campaigns; Influence of presumed influence; Peer perception; Peer proximity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547143808     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650207302785     Document Type: Article

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