Adolescent smoking: Attitudes, norms and parental influence

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Abstract
The self-reported smoking habits and intensions of over 10,000 adolescents, aged 11 to 16 years, were related to variety of attitudinal and normative variables. Current or previous smoking experience was a more important predictor of future intention to smoke than attitute or subjective norm (others'' perceived tolerance of subjects'' smoking). Parental opposition to smoking was a more important direct predictor of subjects'' smoking intention than parental smoking behaviour.