The influence of student-level normative, control and behavioral beliefs on staying smoke-free: An application of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 469-480

  Murnaghan, Donna Anne ^a   Blanchard, Chris ^b   Rodgers, Wendy ^c   La Rosa, Jennifer ^a   MacQuarrie, Colleen ^a   MacLellan, Debbie ^a   Gray, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; friends; parents; perceived behavioral control; smoke free; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052400536     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350802011649     Document Type: Article

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