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Birkimer, John C.; And Others – 1990
Compliance with many health-promoting regimens is often poor, even among individuals with known chronic disease. Lifestyle changes recommended by cardiac rehabilitation educators are often not adopted or not maintained by clients having suffered myocardial infarction and/or coronary graft bypass surgery. Subjects were graduates (N=117) of a Phase…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns, Health Promotion
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Small, Stephen A.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
Costs and benefits that adolescents perceive for engaging or not engaging in potentially health-harming behaviors of alcohol use and nonmarital sexual intercourse were studied for over 2,400 seventh through twelfth graders. Perceptions of costs and benefits are related to gender, age, and the behaviors themselves. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Cost Effectiveness