School smoking policy characteristics and individual perceptions of the school tobacco context: Are they linked to students' smoking status?

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1374-1387

  Sabiston, Catherine M ^a   Lovato, Chris Y ^b   Ahmed, Rashid ^c   Pullman, Allison W ^b   Hadd, Valerie ^b   Campbell, H Sharon ^c   Nykiforuk, Candace ^d   Brown, K Stephen ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; School environment; School policies; Smoking; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 70350164509     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9422-z     Document Type: Article

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