Why to smoke? Why not to smoke? Major reasons for children s decisions on whether or not to smoke
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Central European Journal of Public Health |
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| Field | Hygiene |
| Keywords | schoolchildren - smoking - predictors - attitudes |
| Description | Study attemps to find the main factors that distinguish smokers and non-smokers in the period of their first experimentation with cigarettes. Responses concerning potential inclination to smoking were categorized into the image, influence of models role, the effects of smoking, curiosity. Reasons for non-smoking were categorized into health, aesthetic, economic, restrictive, others. Motivation for smoking were given by nearly 17 % of children in tje 3rd class and 27 % of the same cohort in the 5th class. Aspects such as image were mentioned most frequently, more ofthen by boys, by children from smoking families and those with repeated attempts to smoke. Potential benefit effects of smoking were expressed by 13 % of children in the 3rd class and 55 % of children in the 5zh class (copong stress, mood improvement), significantly more often by children with repeated smoking attempts. Health aspects were the most common reasons for not to smoke, more often presented by girls and non-smokers. The results are important for developing a strategy for primary prevention of smoking. |
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