We utilized the main concepts of social cognitive theory and devised a hypothesis of the relationships between the environment, individual factors, and early
smoking initiation based on the interactions between these factors (Figure 1).
Not exact matches
Hypothesized relationships between the environment, individual factors, and decreased age at
smoking initiation,
based on Bandura's social cognitive theory.
Cigarette use was
based on items from the
smoking module of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS), administered to subjects in adulthood by trained interviewers.34 Transitions through stages of cigarette use were assessed via retrospectively reported ages at
initiation, regular use, and cessation.