The Relationship Between Smoking and Self-Esteem

Examines the relationship between adolescent self-esteem and smoking among a large cohort (n=3,567) of adolescents between the 6th and 10th grades. Findings suggest that self-esteem may be a factor in the smoking behavior of female adolescents in grades six through eight, but not for males in any gr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1995, Vol.30 (120), p.899-907
1. Verfasser:	Abernathy, Thomas J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adolescents Adult and adolescent clinical studies Age Differences Alberta Biological and medical sciences Canada Child Female Females Gender differences Grade 6 Health aspects Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Medical sciences Motivation Psychological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Secondary Education Self Concept Self Esteem Self image Selfesteem Sex Differences Sex Factors Smoking Smoking - psychology Smoking and youth Surveys Teenagers Tobacco smoking Young people
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Zusammenfassung:	Examines the relationship between adolescent self-esteem and smoking among a large cohort (n=3,567) of adolescents between the 6th and 10th grades. Findings suggest that self-esteem may be a factor in the smoking behavior of female adolescents in grades six through eight, but not for males in any grade. This suggests that females may have different motivations to initiate and maintain the habit. (JPS)
ISSN:	0001-8449