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Young Women as Smokers and Nonsmokers: A Qualitative Social Identity ApproachCentre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Australia
Centre for Social Research in Communication, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Cancer Prevention Research Centre, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia The authors used a social identity perspective to explore young women’s perceptions of smoking. They carried out 13 focus groups and 6 intercept interviews with women aged 16 to 28 years in regards to the social identities that might influence young women’s smoking behavior. Three identities emerged: the cool smoker applied to the initiation of smoking; considerate smokers, who were older addicted smokers; and the actual and anticipated good mother identity, which applied to young women who quit smoking during pregnancy. These identities add to our understanding of the meaning of smoking within the lives of young women and might allow more focused initiatives with this group to prevent the progression to regular addicted smoking.
Key Words: smoking reduction • social identity • young women
Qualitative Health Research, Vol. 15, No. 10,
1345-1359 (2005) This article has been cited by other articles:
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