Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 46-55 , January 2004

Emotional intelligence and smoking risk factors in adolescents: interactions on smoking intentions

  • Dennis R Trinidad, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of California, San Diego, California, USA (D.R.T.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dennis R. Trinidad, Ph.D., M.P.H., Cancer Prevention and Control Program, UCSD Cancer Center, MC 0645, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
    • ,
  • Jennifer B Unger, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (J.B.U., C.-P.C., S.P.A., C.A.J.)
    • ,
  • Chih-Ping Chou, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (J.B.U., C.-P.C., S.P.A., C.A.J.)
    • ,
  • Stanley P Azen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (J.B.U., C.-P.C., S.P.A., C.A.J.)
    • ,
  • C.Anderson Johnson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (J.B.U., C.-P.C., S.P.A., C.A.J.)

,Accepted 16 February 2003.

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PII: S1054-139X(03)00277-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.02.001

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 46-55 , January 2004

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