Open AccessPerceptions of Smoking-Related Risks and Benefits as Predictors of Adolescent Smoking Initiation
Author(s) -
Anna V. Song,
Holly E. R. Morrell,
Jodi L. Cornell,
Malena E. Ramos,
Michael Biehl,
Rhonda Y. Kropp,
Bonnie HalpernFelsher
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2008.137679
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , smoking prevention , perception , smoking cessation , psychology , pathology , neuroscience
The predictive value of perceptions of smoking-related risks and benefits with regard to adolescent smoking initiation has not been adequately established. We used prospective, longitudinal data to directly test whether smoking-related perceptions predict smoking initiation among adolescents.
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