The role of stress and area-specific self-esteem in adolescent smoking

Carters, Megan; Byrne, Donald

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The role of stress and area-specific self-esteem in adolescent smoking

Date

2013

Authors

Carters, Megan

Byrne, Donald

Publisher

Australian Psychological Society

Abstract

Stress and self-esteem have been shown to be important risk factors for adolescent cigarette smoking, and self-esteem has previously been implicated as a stress-moderating and a stress-mediating variable. This study aimed to examine the associations betwe