Gender and Ethnic Differences in Perceived Stress as a Predictor of Smoking Behaviors in Rural Adolescents

Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were conducted to examine the impact of perceived stress on current and future smoking behaviors of rural Virginia middle school students. Data were analyzed for 685 sixth grade students and 554 seventh grade students. Sixth grade students were 52% male, 53%...

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Main Author: Jones, LaShanda R.
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2004
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1221
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2220&context=etd