Smokers' Representations of Their Own Smoking
A Q-Methodological Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter A Collins (0000-0003-0009-736X), Patricia Collins (University of Luton, UK,), Moira Maguire (0000-0002-8168-8956, University of Westminster), Lindsay O’dell (0000-0003-3132-9733, University of Luton, UK) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 641-652 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105302007006868 |
| PMID | 22113406 |
| OpenAlex | W2020875984 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
Little work has addressed how smokers represent their own smoking rather than smoking in general. Research has identified a huge number of variables that contribute to smoking, yet not much is known about how smokers 'make sense' of these and construct explanations of the factors that contribute to their own smoking. This study used Q-methodology to investigate smokers' own representations of their smoking behaviour. Analysis revealed four main factors: smoking as a social tool; the dual identity smoker; reactionary smoking; and smoking as a social event. We argue that an understanding of the diversity of smokers' representations and explanations of their own smoking could play a useful role in developing more effective targeted interventions
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |