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Mark Conner

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Applying an Extended Version of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Illicit Drug Use Among Students1

Journal of Applied Social Psychology August 1, 2003 Brian Mcmillan, Mark Conner 163 citations

This study employed the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to investigate the factors underlying intentions to use and use of LSD, amphetamine, cannabis, and ecstasy over 6 months in a sample of students ( N = 461). The TPB provided good predictions of both intentions (mean R 2 = .49) and behavior (mean R 2 = .45). Descriptive norms explained additional variance in intentions for all the drugs,...