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The self-efficacy of sixth grade students to resist smoking
(1995) Chammah, Lorraine Guzzio; Conrad, Barbara, Ph. D.
The purpose of this study is to identify which predictors of adolescent cigarette smoking are also associated with low self-efficacy to resist smoking. One hundred and forty-eight sixth grade students from two middle schools in Central Texas completed a smoking self-efficacy questionnaire and answered questions related to significant antecedents of adolescent smoking. Four stepwise regression analyses were conducted on subscale and total self-efficacy scale scores. Fifteen predictors served as the independent variables. Three variables were found to be significant predictors of early adolescent self-efficacy to resist smoking: 1) how many friends smoked, 2) perception that smoking stinks and 3) smoking status (self-reported smoking activity)