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This paper examined changes in the influence of parents' and close friends' smoking on smoking transitions occurring over the course of adolescence, using a large (N=6,006) longitudinal study. The three grade periods were 5th to 7th (ages 10–12), 7th to 9th (ages 12–14), and 9th to 12th grade (ages 14–17). Smoking transitions examined were: (1) never to trying, (2) trying to monthly, and (3) monthly...
Background. Effecting smoking cessation among adolescents provides an opportunity to reduce smoking levels among teens and among the adults those teens are soon to become. Better understanding of high school students' cessation behavior is needed to inform the development of effective strategies to support teen quitting.Methods. Data from 1,210 established smokers among 6,427 12th graders from rural...
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