No smoke without fire: The impact of future friends on adolescent smoking behaviour

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 170-188

  Mercken, L ^a   Candel, M ^a   Van Osch, L ^a   De Vries, H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLINGS; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79951636334     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910710X531608     Document Type: Article

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