Smoking Decisions from a Teen Perspective: A Narrative Study

Objective: To explore the transitional phase between experimental and regular smoking from the perspective of teens. Method: Narrative analysis of semistructured, individual interviews. Results: The need to belong and immediate social gain are major themes influencing teen smoking decisions. Conclus...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2005-03, Vol.29 (2), p.99-106
Main Authors: Baillie, Lynne, Lovato, Chris Y., Johnson, Joy L., Kalaw, Cecilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Adults
Attitude to Health
Canada
Decision Making
Developmental Tasks
Female
Group Membership
Health Behavior
Humans
Interpersonal Competence
Interviews as Topic
Male
Metaphor
Models, Psychological
Narration
Narrative Inquiry
Narratives
Peer Group
Peer Groups
Peer Influence
Peer Relationship
Prevention
Public Health
Risk
Risk-Taking
Smoking
Smoking - psychology
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Prevention
Social Conformity
Social Influences
Teens
Tobacco Control
Young people
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Summary:Objective: To explore the transitional phase between experimental and regular smoking from the perspective of teens. Method: Narrative analysis of semistructured, individual interviews. Results: The need to belong and immediate social gain are major themes influencing teen smoking decisions. Conclusions: Our findings have significance for public health workers planning and implementing tobacco-use prevention programs aimed at teens whose smoking behaviors are not yet determined by nicotine addiction. How such programs have been traditionally framed and the ways in which peer influence and risk behaviors have been addressed may be largely irrelevant to the rationale of the adolescents themselves.
ISSN:1087-3244
1945-7359
DOI:10.5993/AJHB.29.2.1