Ethnic Group and Temporal Influences of Social Norms: Smoking Behavior Among a Panel of Adolescents

Journal of Communication

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 158-174

  Hong, Traci ^a   Rice, Janet ^b   Johnson, Carolyn ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

CAUCASUS;

EID: 84863397113     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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