title: Determinants of adolescents' smoking behaviour: a literature review.
abstract: A review of studies focused on determinants of adolescents' smoking behaviour (ASB) published between 1990-2000 is presented. Determinants were divided into three groups: individual factors, social factors and societal factors. Individual factors include knowledge, intentions, attitudes, health-related behaviour, personality characteristics and school-related variables. Social factors include smoking behaviour of parents, siblings, peers and significant adults, but also family characteristics, social support, and socio-economic status. Societal factors include restrictions on smoking, tobacco advertisement, and smoking behaviour of adolescents' role model.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, P. J. Safarik's University, Manesova 23, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic. geckova@kosice.upjs.sk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geckova
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Ittersum-Gritter
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Groothoff
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Post
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000329:Advertising; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors