Researchers of youth risk behavior frequently assume that behavior is volitional; the choice is to either engage in a risky behavior or a safe alternative. Yet, many fact[...]

The study examined the relationships of smoking-related beliefs and attitudes and smoking status with a focus on experimental smoking. The sample included 9,774 adolescen[...]

Research studies indicate that smoking cigarettes is related to a premature development of facial wrinkles. Given that facial wrinkles may act as motivation for people to[...]

Objective: Much debate exists regarding the role of culture versus socioeconomic position in shaping the health of Latino populations. We propose that both may matter for[...]

Background: Smoking rates are projected to increase substantially in developing countries such as South Africa.Purpose: The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of [...]

Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of leukemia; benzene, an established leukemogen, is present in cigarette smoke. By combining epidemiologic data on [...]

BACKGROUND: The use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) by adolescents is a national health issue. One way in which the United States approaches the prevention of[...]

Background: Social features of neighbourhood environments may influence smoking by creating a stressful environment or by buffering stress through social cohesion. Howeve[...]

Tobacco and alcohol companies face increasing pressure to prevent smoking and drinking among underage consumers, reinforcing public policy initiatives designed to reduce [...]

Past studies exhibit mixed findings regarding the effect of parenting strategies on children's behavior. We propose that it is due to behavioral heterogeneity among child[...]

Considering the context of family, school, and culture, this paper examines the effectiveness of antismoking messages from public media in influencing adolescents' smokin[...]

To assess the effects of postnatal parental smoking on subsequent parent and teacher ratings of DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and opposi[...]

HIV infection, and tobacco smoking, two areas of major health concern which continue to grow worldwide, both of which have detrimental health effects on the population. T[...]

Background: Anger, a component of negative affect, has previously been associated with increased drug use primarily among white high school–aged students. However, few st[...]

The purpose of this study was to convey the experiences of nurses who care for or have cared for patients with lung cancer in different settings and to discover how these[...]

When healthcare providers smoke, their willingness to deliver smoking cessation messages is inhibited. Although they acknowledge the health consequences of smoking, they [...]

Purpose: To study the age trend of family and peer influence on adolescent smoking behavior using a national sample. Methods: Adolescents (N = 6,900), ages 14 through 18 [...]

Objective. Examine the association between English language proficiency (ELP) and immigrant generation and having made a cigarette smoking quit attempt in the past 12 mon[...]

Hookah smoking is growing in popularity among college-age students in the United States. Community-based, semistructured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 20 colle[...]

Multidisciplinary research has documented that parenting strategies influence children's cigarette use. Extending the extant literature, this article develops an integrat[...]

I used to live in Minnesota, where a nice piece of legislation called the Clean Indoor Air Act restricts smoking in many buildings. When I first moved there, I assumed th[...]

As scientific evidence documenting the health hazards posed by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) continues to mount, workplace decision makers have more reason than ever [...]

This study examined associations between maternal social influences to smoke and girls' early smoking behaviors. Data were collected separately from 450 urban minority gi[...]

Background: Employers seek to minimize business costs by creating conditions of employment. Relying on the presumably negative effects of smoking on variables such as wor[...]

This study examined the relationships between adolescents' physiological sensations of smoking during initiation and early experience. For a national sample of a birth co[...]