Beliefs and Social Norms About Smoking Onset and Addictions Among Urban Adolescent Cigarette Smokers
| Autor: | Alexander V. Prokhorov, Jennifer Griffith, George S. Yacoubian, Ronald J. Peters, Steven H. Kelder, Angela Meshack, Carolyn A. Agurcia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Social Values Urban Population Chain smoking media_common.quotation_subject Culture education Medicine (miscellaneous) Social value orientations Youth smoking Social Environment Peer Group Sex Factors Cigarette smoking Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Psychiatry General Psychology media_common Addiction Smoking Social environment Peer group United States Nicotine Addiction Behavior Addictive Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 37:449-453 |
| ISSN: | 2159-9777 0279-1072 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02791072.2005.10399819 |
| Popis: | Cigarette smoking is a behavior which is most often developed during adolescence. The association between smoking onset and nicotine addiction has not been clearly established among ethic minorities. To better understand this relationship, this study used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs and norms associated with cigarette smoking initiation and development of nicotine addiction among 52 high school students who identified themselves as current smokers. In general, it was found that both boys and girls believed nicotine addiction starts during an individual's initial cigarette smoking event. The majority of both groups reported that their second smoking event was initiated during the same or next day after their first event. In addition, this research confirmed that friends and siblings who use tobacco are strong reinforcers in youth smoking initiation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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