'I think that it's a pain in the ass that i have to stand outside in the cold and have a cigarette': Representations of smoking and experiences of disapproval in UK and Greek smokers

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-451

  Louka, Pinelopi ^a   Maguire, Moira ^a   Evans, Phil ^a   Worrell, Marcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disapproval; Discourse; Moralization; Qualitative; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLD; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COLD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 33745221422     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306063317     Document Type: Article

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