The prevalence of smoking among adolescents has stopped declining in spite of all
preventative efforts. There is a need for further knowledge and understanding of why …

The overall aim of this dissertation was to increase the knowledge and understanding of the
role of familial influences in adolescent smoking. This was first examined in the light of the …

Background Smoking prevalence and smoking behaviours have changed in society and an
increased awareness of the importance of protecting children from environmental tobacco …

Objective-To investigate smoking behaviour in young families. Design-Cross-sectional
study. Setting-Mother and child health centres in Oslo, Norway. Subjects-the families of 1046 …

Background Previous research has shown that between 80 and 90 percent of adult smokers
report having started smoking before 18 years of age. Several studies have revealed that …

Background: For the majority of smokers, smoking is related to other forms of risk behaviour,
especially poorer eating habits. The primary preventive educational programme" No …

This study examines whether parental smoking and single parenting were related to
adolescents' school achievement and anti-smoking parental practices as well as how these …

Background Parents play a vital role as children develop tobacco behaviours. Many parents
feel unsure about their possibility to influence their teenager's lifestyle. Knowledge about …

Background: Primary prevention of smoking in children is mostly carried out through school
education schemes organised by trained teachers. The generally accepted notion is that …

Background: Most adolescent smokers start smoking before the age of twelve. Little is
known about the behavioural smoking determinants of Dutch primary school children …