Validation of Scales Measuring Attitudes, Self-Efficacy, and Intention Related to Smoking Among Middle School Students

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-278

  Ford, Kentya H ^a   Diamond, Pamela M ^a   Kelder, Steven H ^a   Sterling, Kymberle Landrum ^a   McAlister, Alfred L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; construct validation; intention; self efficacy; smoking prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TEXAS;

EID: 67650159313     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013747     Document Type: Article

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