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Perception of smokers: results from the tobacco monitoring Switzerland
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Aim: The purpose of the study is to present adolescents’ perceptions of smokers and non-smokers among 1015 Swiss adolescents. Method: The analyses are based on data from Tobacco Monitoring Switzerland, which is a survey of tobacco consumption in Switzerland. To measure the perceptions of smokers and non-smokers, respondents were asked to attribute a series of adjectives to each group. It was also recorded when respondents mentioned that “there is no difference between smokers and non-smokers.” Results: Results show that regardless of whether the adolescents smoked or did not smoke – with the exception of more sociable – the image of smokers was more negative than the image of non-smokers. Findings also indicated that regular smokers in particular often stated that there are no differences between both groups. Conclusions: Overall, the image of smokers is more negative than the image of non-smokers, with the exception of the attribute more sociable. This perception of smokers could be important for prevention measures in new contexts (e. g., school transitions), where smoking could be a means of establishing new social ties.
- Subjects :
- business.industry
10093 Institute of Psychology
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Environmental and Occupational Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)
2701 Medicine (miscellaneous)
2739 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
respiratory tract diseases
2738 Psychiatry and Mental Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Perception
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Medicine
Public Health
business
150 Psychology
Social psychology
Demography
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d1b7b8c5472a329dfa8972bda153acab