Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · Sep 2015
Multicenter StudySmoking behaviors and intentions among adolescents in rural China: the application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the role of social influence.
This study investigated the associations between the variables of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), influence of significant others, and smoking intentions and behaviors among adolescents living in rural southern China. ⋯ Our results suggest that the key constructs of the TPB model and friends' smoking behaviors play important roles in accounting for smoking intentions and behaviors among a sample of rural Chinese adolescents.