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Original Articles

A Conditional Process Analysis on the Relationship Between the Use of Social Networking Sites, Attitudes, Peer Norms, and Adolescents' Intentions to Consume Alcohol

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Pages 310-333 | Received 21 Oct 2014, Accepted 28 Apr 2015, Published online: 22 Oct 2015

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