'My Mum and Dad said it Calms You Down': Children's Perceptions of Smoking as a Coping Strategy

Children and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-99

  Milton, Beth S ^a   Dugdill, Lindsey ^b   Porcellato, Lorna A ^a   Jane Springett, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Coping strategy; Longitudinal; Qualitative methods; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857550047     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2010.00323.x     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Bagnall G. 1988. Use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs amongst 13-year-olds in three areas of Britain. Drug and Alcohol Dependence22: 241-251.
2. Bancroft A, Wiltshire S, Parry O, Amos A. 2003. "It's like an addiction first thing... afterwards it's like a habit": daily smoking behaviour among people living in areas of deprivation. Social Science and Medicine56: 1261-1267. doi:.
3. Bewley B, Bland J, Harris R. 1974. Factors associated with the starting of cigarette smoking by primary school children. British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine28: 37-44.
4. Boreham R, Blenkinsop S. 2004. Drug Use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England in 2003. London: The Stationery Office.
5. Byrne D, Mazanov J. 1999. Sources of adolescent stress, smoking and the use of other drugs. Stress Medicine15: 215-227.
6. Charlton A, Blair V. 1989. Predicting the onset of smoking in boys and girls. Social Science and Medicine29: 813-818.
7. Derzon J, Lipsey M. 1999. Predicting tobacco use to age 18: a synthesis of longitudinal research. Addiction94: 995-1006.
8. Graham H. 1987. Women's smoking and family health. Social Science and Medicine25: 47-56.
9. Guthrie B, Young A, Boyd C, Kintner E. 2001. Dealing with daily hassles: smoking and African-American adolescent girls. Journal of Adolescent Health29: 109-115.
10. Ireland L, Holloway I. 1996. Qualitative health research with children. Children & Society10: 155-164.
11. Jarvis M. 2002. Smoking and stress. In Stress and the Heart. Stansfield S, Marmot M (eds). BMJ Books: London; 150-157.
12. Mair M, Barlow A, Woods S, Kierans C, Milton B, Porcellato L. 2006. Lies, damned lies and statistics? Reliability and personal accounts of smoking among young people. Social Science and Medicine62: 1009-1021. doi:.
13. Marsh A, McKay S. 1994. Poor Smokers. Policy Studies Institute: London.
14. Milton B, Woods S, Dugdill L, Porcellato L, Springett RJ. 2008a. Starting young? Children's experiences of trying smoking during preadolescence. Health Education Research23: 298-309. doi:.
15. Milton B, Dugdill L, Porcellato L, Springett RJ. 2008b. "Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well": children's smoking and transitions to adulthood. Children & Society22: 291-302. doi:.
16. Morrow V, Richards M. 1996. The ethics of social research with children: an overview. Children & Society10: 90-105.
17. Revell A, Warburton D, Wesnes K. 1985. Smoking as a coping strategy. Addictive Behaviors10: 209-224.
18. Rugkåsa J, Kennedy O, Barton M, Abaunza P, Treacy M, Knox B. 2001a. Smoking and symbolism: children, communication and cigarettes. Health Education Research16: 131-142. doi:.
19. Rugkåsa J, Knox B, Sittlington J, Kennedy O, Treacy M, Abaunza P. 2001b. Anxious adults vs. cool children: children's views on smoking and addiction. Social Science and Medicine53: 593-602. doi:.
20. Rugkåsa J, Stewart-Knox B, Sittlington J, Abaunza P, Treacy M. 2003. Hard boys, attractive girls: expressions of gender in young people's conversations on smoking in Northern Ireland. Health Promotion International18: 307-314. doi:.
21. Siquiera L, Diab M, Bodian C, Rolnitzky L. 2000. Adolescents becoming smokers: the roles of stress and coping methods. Journal of Adolescent Health27: 399-408.
22. Stead M, MacAskill S, MacKintosh A-M., Reece J, Eadie D. 2001. "It's as if you're locked in": qualitative explanations for area effects on smoking in disadvantaged communities. Health and Place7: 333-343. doi:.
23. Townsend P, Phillimore P, Beattie A. 1988. Health and Deprivation: Inequality and the North. Croom Helm: Beckenham.
24. Tyas S, Pederson L. 1998. Psychosocial factors related to adolescent smoking: a critical review of the literature. Tobacco Control7: 409-420. doi:.