Title
Lighting up - Young adults' autobiographical accounts of their first smoking experiences
Abbreviated Journal Title
Youth Soc.
Keywords
cigarettes; smoking; youth; CIGARETTE-SMOKING; ADOLESCENTS; INITIATION; BEHAVIOR; ONSET; PREDICTORS; CHILDREN; Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology
Abstract
In this study, the authors explored young adults' autobiographical memories of their first consumption experiences with cigarettes using a form of life history. We collected and analyzed 2 76 first-person essays to discover the significance of conditions and factors associated with the first act of smoking. For the study's participants, the first-use experience was a symbolically significant and enduring life event. Participants were able to provide rich and detailed recollections about the contextual nature of the first smoking act and the influences and outcomes associated with the event. Suggestions for the development of intervention communication programs are offered as well as recommendations for future research.
Journal Title
Youth & Society
Volume
34
Issue/Number
4
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
468
Last Page
496
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0044-118X
Recommended Citation
"Lighting up - Young adults' autobiographical accounts of their first smoking experiences" (2003). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3697.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3697