Smoker identity and smoking escalation among adolescents

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-475

  Hertel, Andrew W ^a   Mermelstein, Robin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent smoking; Nicotine dependence; Smoker identity; Smoker prototype; Smoking escalation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHICAGO; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84867621265     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028923     Document Type: Article

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