Linda Homan, Emma Regan
Young People’s Perceptions of Smoking Behaviour and the Implications for Social and Health Workers
Číslo: 4/2018
Periodikum: Sociální práce
Klíčová slova: young people, smoking, stress, addiction, boredom, poverty
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Anotace:
OBJECTIVES: Addiction to smoking has serious health implications, particularly as addiction
may lead to a lifetime smoking. Social workers work with socially deprived clients and therefore
can have a role in assisting in health behaviour choices. THEORETICAL BASE: Social
constructionism - what constitutes young people’s need to smoke. METHODS: To understand
why young people smoke qualitative phase one interviews (n=40) took place in six deprived
areas of Essex, in England. A quantitative questionnaire was sent to 14 districts of Essex.
Comparison was made between Higher deprivation (HD) and Lower Deprivation (LD) areas
(Total n=1711). Ethical approval was via Anglia Ruskin University Faculty Research Ethics Panel,
and Essex, Thurrock and Southend local authorities. OUTCOMES: Phase One: The phase one
results demonstrate that young people who smoke are mainly stimulated by stress (14 of the 40
participants). Phase Two: Found that 70.1% of high deprived area (HD) and 62.6% of less deprived
area (LD) Smokers identified ‘stress’ as the most significant reason for smoking. IMPLICATIONS
FOR SOCIAL WORK: Social workers can help people understand their feelings of needing to
smoke cigarettes / smoking behaviour, and to help them manage stress without the need to smoke.
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may lead to a lifetime smoking. Social workers work with socially deprived clients and therefore
can have a role in assisting in health behaviour choices. THEORETICAL BASE: Social
constructionism - what constitutes young people’s need to smoke. METHODS: To understand
why young people smoke qualitative phase one interviews (n=40) took place in six deprived
areas of Essex, in England. A quantitative questionnaire was sent to 14 districts of Essex.
Comparison was made between Higher deprivation (HD) and Lower Deprivation (LD) areas
(Total n=1711). Ethical approval was via Anglia Ruskin University Faculty Research Ethics Panel,
and Essex, Thurrock and Southend local authorities. OUTCOMES: Phase One: The phase one
results demonstrate that young people who smoke are mainly stimulated by stress (14 of the 40
participants). Phase Two: Found that 70.1% of high deprived area (HD) and 62.6% of less deprived
area (LD) Smokers identified ‘stress’ as the most significant reason for smoking. IMPLICATIONS
FOR SOCIAL WORK: Social workers can help people understand their feelings of needing to
smoke cigarettes / smoking behaviour, and to help them manage stress without the need to smoke.