A two-year follow-up investigation of parenting and peer influences on tobacco use onset among Italian early adolescents

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 573-586

  Giannotta, Fabrizia ^a   Ortega, Enrique ^b   Ciairano, Silvia ^b  

^a Örebro University   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early adolescents; Parenting; Parents' tobacco use; Peers' tobacco use; Smoking onset

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052278204     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2011.579408     Document Type: Article

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