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The study aim to analyze the differences in cigarette smoking behaviour related with the perceived social support from family and school. The instrumentation consists of the questionnaire based on the HBSC survey containing healthy lifestyle and social context’s items, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) and Life Satisfaction Scale (Cantril, 1965). Participants are 447 students from Romanian high schools (11-12 graders), aged between 17-18 years (mean age 17.4 years). Results show that frequent smokers spend a significantly higher amount of time with friends, but they perceive relevantly inferior level of social support from family, a lower health status, and life satisfaction. Frequently, smoking participants report an unfavourable school attitude, lack of satisfaction with their physical constitution and lower perceived level of support from their teachers. The study concludes for the importance of increasing social support when targeting the improvement of health behaviour.

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