ArticleMilitary psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association2021
"Nobody Views It As a Negative Thing to Smoke": A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between United States Air Force Culture and Tobacco Use.
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- Deployment-related Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Pulmonary Function Among U.S. Veterans.Military medicine · 2024Article
- U.S. Military Tobacco and Nicotine Policy Lagging Behind the Times.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Motives of Tobacco Use Among Young Adults in the United States Air Force.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- "It Depends on Where You Are and What Job You Do": Differences in Tobacco Use across Career Fields in the United States Air Force.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Efficacy of a group-based brief tobacco intervention among young adults aged 18-20 years in the US Air Force.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionTobacco use has long been a part of military culture, and rates of tobacco use remain higher among military personnel compared to civilians. The current study examines aspects of Air Force tobacco culture that encourage tobacco use. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted 7 focus groups among Air Force Military Training Leaders (n=48) and 5 focus groups among Technical Training Instructors (n=33) from July 2018 to February 2019.
resultsTobacco use was seen as a core part of Air Force culture and a low risk behavior, in contrast to other potential activities. Three themes of Air Force culture that facilitate tobacco use emerged: 1) opportunity for work breaks; 2) finding common ground; and 3) stress management or stress relief during deployment. Smoke pits were seen as serving several functions that were not perceived to occur anywhere else: an opportunity for informal communication with leadership, a source of valuable information, and a space for problem solving.
conclusionsAirmen viewed tobacco as serving a functional role, which outweighed its harm. Future programs might try to address the functions fulfilled by tobacco in order to enhance their impact.
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