School-related conscientiousness, alcohol drinking, and cigarette smoking in a representative sample of English school pupils

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 644-665

  Hagger Johnson, Gareth ^a   Bewick, Bridgette M ^b   Conner, Mark ^b   O'Connor, Daryl ^b   Shickle, Darren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSCIENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SMOKING; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIENCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SMOKING; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863611736     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02061.x     Document Type: Article

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