Abstract
Seven thousand one hundred twenty-four members of the Classes of 1985 and 1986 who had participated as seventh graders in one of several smoking prevention programs were tracked and surveyed for smoking habits at 5- and 6-year follow-up: participation exceeded 90% in both cohorts. These data indicated that participants who received seventh-grade interventions based on the social influences model had similar smoking patterns compared to participants in other conditions. This finding supports the call for booster sessions after the initial seventh-grade intervention program. Future follow-up studies will assess whether the earlier benefits associated with the social influences model will translate into measurable differences in adult smoking patterns.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-218 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Behavioral Medicine |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1989 |
Keywords
- adolescent
- follow-up
- prevention
- smoking
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Clinical Trial
- Journal Article
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.