Adolescent Girls' Constructions of Smoking Identities: Implications for Health Promotion.

Lloyd, Barbara; Lucas, Kevin; Fernback, Madeline

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ERIC Number: EJ553451

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Publication Date: 1997

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Adolescent Girls' Constructions of Smoking Identities: Implications for Health Promotion.

Lloyd, Barbara; Lucas, Kevin; Fernback, Madeline

Journal of Adolescence, v20 n1 p43-56 Feb 1997

Uses a model of social identities to explore the incidence of cigarette smoking among adolescent girls. Found a sharp increase in girls' smoking at about 14 years of age related both to age and to puberty. The model identified "never smoked" and "regular smoker" groups but not occasional smokers. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Females, Health Promotion, Models, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Smoking, Social Development, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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