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While many studies exist on adolescent smoking, few studies have been conducted to examine what influences
adolescent girls say impact their decision-making about smoking cigarettes. We purposively sampled 13 teenage
girls from a rural, tobacco-producing region in Southwestern Virginia for this qualitative study. All participants
reported they were current non-smokers, and they mentioned parents, peers, and the media as the
most common and powerful influences on their decision-making. Girls reported receiving strong, clear messages
from multiple sources about not smoking, health risks, and morality-based warnings about harm to the body. Also
influential to them were grandparents, other family members, churches/spirituality, and their own sense of self.
While the results of this study cannot be generalized to the larger population, they do indicate that multiple people
and entities have an important role in helping some girls decide not to smoke, even when the tobacco-producing
industry has been present in their community for generations.
Jennifer L. Matheson, Peggy S. Meszaros. (2007) Influences on Adolescent Girls’ Decisions Not to Smoke Cigarette A Qualitative Study, Research Journal of Pakistan Home Economics Association, Volume-1, Issue-1.
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