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..These findings, notable in their consistency across geographic regions, may shed light on the discrepant prevalence of smoking across ethnic and gender groups...

..Participants who visited the Web site rated it positively on several dimensions. Reasons for not using the Web site will be discussed, as well as its value as an adjunct...

..This study extends previous research by examining whether a partner's smoking status moderated the relationship between dating and adolescent smoking...

..For men, the enhanced condition produced better abstinence rates through 15 months and lower relapse rates. For women, the basic condition was better. History of depression did not interact with condition...

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..We will address the natural history of adolescent smoking cessation, treatment outcomes, validity of self-reports and biochemical validation, and research recommendations...

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..The longitudinal direction of effects between depression and stressors varied depending on the stressor domain. Girls reacted more strongly to stressors in the form of depression...

..This article describes the methodology used by the Helping Young Smokers Quit (HYSQ) initiative to identify and profile community-based youth smoking cessation programs in the absence of a defined sample frame...

..Elucidating mechanisms by which contextual influences affect pregnant women's smoking patterns may inform smoking cessation and reduction interventions with this population...

..Stronger mood-activity relations were found after controlling for autonomy in activity engagement...

..The determinants of successful quitting among lower-educated women differ between those who seek assistance and those who do not...

..Results suggest that high negative mood variability is a risk factor for future smoking escalation and that mood-stabilizing effects may reinforce and maintain daily cigarette use among youths...

..Examples of each domain are presented...

..We collected data on a national sample of existing community-based tobacco cessation programs for youths to understand their prevalence and overall characteristics...

..Finally, the need to consider both developmental and transdisciplinary approaches to understanding the development of nicotine dependence in adolescents is emphasized...

..Infrequent and occasional smokers are motivated to quit and intend to quit soon, making them an attractive target for cessation programs...

..Similarly, parental efficacy, not previously studied in relation to parenting about smoking, may be important to target in future interventions...

..Results highlight the importance of individual characteristics in determining program participation, as well as the importance of considering school context and programmatic issues when planning school-based smoking cessation programs...

..To examine reasons to quit among adolescents in a smoking cessation program, and whether reasons were associated with subsequent cessation...

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..The current study examined the influence of negative affect relief expectancies (NAREs) for smoking on smoking behavior and nicotine dependence using longitudinal data from a study on the emotional and social contexts of youth smoking...

..This study provides preliminary evidence that multi-family support and education groups are a feasible and possibly beneficial intervention for newly resettled refugees and indicates the need for further studies...

..Ways to advance knowledge in the area of cognitive theories of depression among youth are discussed...

..Brief clinical approaches for patients willing and unwilling to quit are described...

..Results highlight the importance of parent psychosocial characteristics in predicting child sun protection...

..Results are discussed in terms of cognitive self-regulatory and affect temperament models of motivation and depression...

..These mixed-effects location scale models have useful applications in many research areas where interest centers on the joint modeling of the mean and variance structure...

..We consider this problem in a simple two-group design where interest centers on comparing the groups in terms of the binary outcome at a single timepoint...

..These findings support the predictive validity of expectancies in predicting escalation and cessation. Implications for the importance of expectancies in understanding adolescent smoking behavior are considered...

..Chi-square and multivariate analyses revealed no significant differences in retention on the demographic, smoking experience, or psychosocial variables measured. Implications of the results and study limitations are discussed...

..Waivers of parental consent can facilitate recruitment of youths into studies; however, researchers must ensure that their protocols comply with federal regulations when requesting a waiver...

..Family support did not interact with cohort or time...

..Little research exists on strategies to enhance demand for evidence-based treatment. The proposed research will help to bridge this gap between the availability and use of effective smoking cessation treatments. ..

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..Trainees participate with prevention interventionists and researchers from collaborating community programs. ..

..Findings from this study have potential for informing both smoking cessation and preventive interventions for adolescents. ..

..Little research exists on strategies to enhance demand for evidence-based treatment. The proposed research will help to bridge this gap between the availability and use of effective smoking cessation treatments. ..