ReviewHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2015
Smoker identity and its potential role in young adults' smoking behavior: A meta-ethnography.
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Development of Typology-based Smoking Relapse Prevention: A Q-methodology and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Designing a Smoking Intervention for Youth Smokers Using Q-Methodology: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
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- An overview of systematic reviews on predictors of smoking cessation among young people.PloS one · 2024Review
- Associations Between Noticing E-Cigarette Advertising Features and E-Cigarette Appeal and Switching Interest Among Young Adult Dual Users.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Romanian young adult perceptions on using heated tobacco products following exposure to direct marketing methods.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2023Article
- Navigating social interactions and constructing vaping social identities: A qualitative exploration with New Zealand young adults who smoke.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Association of Vaping Identity and e-Cigarette Perceptions among Young Adults Who Vape.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
- Prevalence and denial of current tobacco product use: Combustible and heated tobacco products, Japan, 2022.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
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- Tobacco use, smoking identities and pathways into and out of smoking among young adults: a meta-ethnography.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2022Review
- Places to Smoke: Exploring Smoking-Related Practices among Danish Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The social amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 risk perception shaping mask wearing behavior: A longitudinal twitter analysis.PloS one · 2021Article
- Understanding further education as a context for public health intervention: qualitative findings from a study process evaluation.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Correlates of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among adolescents.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- An investigation of the relationship between identifying as a smoker and urges to smoke among young adult combustible cigarette smokers.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveIdentity is an important influence on behavior. To identify potential targets for smoking cessation interventions in young adults, we synthesized findings from qualitative studies on smoker identity and potential influences on smoking and smoking cessation.
methodsA systematic search of 4 electronic databases up to September 19, 2013, was conducted to identify qualitative studies on smoker identity in smokers and ex-smokers aged 16-34. Key concepts were extracted from individual studies and synthesized into higher-order interpretations by following the principles of meta-ethnography.
resultsSeventeen relevant papers were identified. At the highest level of interpretation, we identified 4 types of findings: (a) contributory factors to identity, (b) identity in relation to smoking, (c) contextual and temporal patterning, and (d) behavior in relation to smoking. Contributory factors included the desire to establish aspirational individual and social identities, enact a smoker identity appropriate to the momentary social context, and alter personal nonsmoking rules when consuming alcohol. Smoker identity was multifaceted and incorporated individuals' defensive rationalizations, and both positive and negative feelings attached to it. Smoker identities took time to develop, were subject to change, and were context dependent. Identity was found to play a role in quit attempts.
conclusionsQualitative research into the identity of young adult smokers has established it as a multifaceted phenomenon serving important functions but also involving conflict and defensive rationalizations. It develops over time and contextual factors influence its expression. The nature of a smoker's identity can play an important role in smoking cessation. (PsycINFO Database Record
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