Family and peer influences on smoking behavior among American adolescents: An age trend

doi:10.1016/1054-139X(94)00097-X

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volume 16, Issue 3, March 1995, Pages 200-203

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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 years, from the 1988-89 Teenage Attitudes and Practices Survey, were selected for analyses. Data collected included measures for smoking status of the adolescent and their family and peers.

Results:

Peer influence, such as the smoking status of best male/female friends, proved to be the most significant and consistent predictor across all ages, while parental influence had little effect on adolescent smoking status. Gender-specific effects were noted in the peer influence of adolescent smoking.

Conclusions:

The peer influence on adolescent smoking, across ages 14 through 18 years, confirmed previous literature. However, no differential effect of family and peer influence on adolescent smoking was evident.

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Original articleFamily and peer influences on smoking behavior among American adolescents: An age trend

Purpose:

Methods:

Results:

Conclusions:

Addict Behav

Addict Behav

Theory and problems of development

Social learning and personality development

Adolescent development

Friendship and the peer group in adolescence

Cigarette smoking and adolescent psychosocial development

Basic Appl Soc Psychol

Influence and selection in the friend-adolescent relationship: Findings from studies of adolescent smoking and drinking

J Appl Soc Psychol

Moderators of peer social influence in adolescent smoking

Personality Soc Psychol Bull

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Family and peer influences on smoking behavior among American adolescents: An age trend