Adolescents' responses to peer smoking offers: The role of sensation seeking and self-esteem

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-286

  Greene, Kathryn ^a,c   Banerjee, Smita C ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Communication ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 46049101006     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730801985350     Document Type: Article

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