title: Adolescents' use of tobacco and alcohol: correlations with habits of parents and friends.
abstract: Correlations for use of tobacco and alcohol of a Finnish sample of 321 adolescents (164 boys, 157 girls; age range 12-16 years) and those of their mothers, fathers, and best friends showed adolescents' use of both tobacco and alcohol correlated more with use by their friends than with parental use. The r for tobacco smoking was higher with maternal than with paternal smoking.
authors.affiliation: Abo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland. kaj.bjorkqvist@abo.fi
authors.forename: Kaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Björkqvist
authors.forename: Annica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Båtman
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aman-Back
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*