 The effects of peer and parental smoking and age on the smoking careers of college women: A sex-related phenomenonNell H. Gottlieb Social Science & Medicine, 1982, vol. 16, issue 5, 595-600 Abstract: In the United States, smoking for women has followed a different pattern for women than for men, and the literature suggests that it, as a 'masculine' behavior, may serve as a role-delineating function for women. This research examines the relationship between sex of smoking parents and peers and the smoking behavior of college women. Having a mother who smokes was significantly related to whether or not the daughter smokes, the age of onset, and the frequency of the daughter's smoking; the proportion of female friends who smoke, to the frequency and amount of the woman's smoking and to the degree of difficulty of quitting. Smoking by the father and male friends was not important. Also, the age of the woman was significantly related to whether or not she ever smoked and to the age of onset of smoking. This likely reflects her experience of social norms regarding smoking by women and the publication of the first surgeon general's report on smoking and health. These findings support the notion of smoking as a role-related behavior for women. Further research is needed to extend these findings to men and to other health behaviors. Date: 1982 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:socmed:v:16:y:1982:i:5:p:595-600 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Social Science & Medicine is currently edited by Ichiro (I.) Kawachi and S.V. (S.V.) Subramanian More articles in Social Science & Medicine from Elsevier |
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