"I smoke but i am not a smoker": Phantom smokers and the discrepancy between self-identity and behavior

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-125

  Choi, Youjin ^a   Choi, Sejung Marina ^b   Rifon, Nora ^c  

^a Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes toward smoking; college health; college students' smoking; phantom smoker; smokers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957313785     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.483704     Document Type: Article

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