Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
12-2004
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Otto Zinser
Committee Members
David J. Marx, Roger C. Bailey
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships among the following perspectives: perception of family disharmony, parent-child relationships, disharmonious family relationships, and adolescent cigarette smoking. Participants from a southeastern university reported about whether they smoke daily, weekly, monthly, never, or no longer smoke. The independent variable was smoking status of participants. Four to eight rating scales served as dependent variables for the three perspectives. Independent groups (smoking status) multivariate analyses of variance with unequal cell sizes were performed on the rating scale measures. Because none of the comparison tests were significant, the results were interpreted to suggest that no association between perception of family disharmony, parent-child relationships, disharmonious family relationships, and adolescent cigarette smoking exists.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Wolfe, Herbert F., "The Relationships among Perceptions of Family Disharmony, Parent-Child Relationships, Disharmonious Family Experiences, and Adolescent Cigarette Smoking." (2004). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 905. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/905
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.