Research article summary (published 8 Jul 2006):

Parental socialization of smoking initiation in Latino youth.

Full Abstract

The relationship between parental socialization strategies and child smoking behavior was examined among 170 Latino parents and 85 index children. Maternal support was negatively associated with child smoking whereas siblings' and friends' smoking were positively associated. Studies with larger samples of Latino families are needed to replicate these findings.

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Author information

Author/s: Olvera, Norma (N); Poston, Walker S Carlos (WS); Rodriguez, Augusto (A);

Affiliation: Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204-6015, USA. nolvera(-atsign-)uh.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine (J Adolesc Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Nov; vol 39 (issue 5) : pp 758-60

Dates: Created 2006/10/18; Completed 2006/11/30; Revised 2007/12/05;

PMID: 17046517, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Adult Aged Child Emigration and Immigration Female Hispanic Americans Humans

Humans Male Middle Aged Parent-Child Relations Smoking - epidemiology; psychology Socialization United States

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