The effects of smoking norms and attitudes on quitting intentions in Malaysia, Thailand and four Western nations: A cross-cultural comparison

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-107

  Hosking, Warwick ^a   Borland, Ron ^c   Yong, Hua Hie ^c   Fong, Geoffrey ^d   Zanna, Mark ^d   Laux, Fritz ^e   Thrasher, James ^f   Lee, Wonkyong Beth ^d   Sirirassamee, Buppha ^g   Omar, Maizurah ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Collectivism; Smoking; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449171279     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802385854     Document Type: Article

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