TY - JOUR
T1 - In conversation
T2 - High school students talk to students about tobacco use and prevention strategies
AU - Clark, Vicki L.Piano
AU - Miller, Dana L.
AU - Creswell, John W.
AU - McVea, Kristine
AU - McEntarffer, Rob
AU - Harter, Lynn M.
AU - Mickelson, William T.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The purpose of this multi-site qualitative study is to explore how adolescents talk about tobacco use. Sixty-six students in four high schools became co-researchers and led focus group intervieivs with 205fellow students. From the intervieivs, the authors develop a story line that reports how adolescents begin smoking, how smoking becomes a pervasive influence, how attitudes form about smoking, what it means to be a smoker, and, ultimately, student suggest ions for tobacco use prevention. Embedded within this story line are complex questions and contradictions. We explore lohether peers really are influential, if the media is important, whether smoking is a matter of personal choice, if schools actually promote tobacco use, and whether adolescents can quit smoking.
AB - The purpose of this multi-site qualitative study is to explore how adolescents talk about tobacco use. Sixty-six students in four high schools became co-researchers and led focus group intervieivs with 205fellow students. From the intervieivs, the authors develop a story line that reports how adolescents begin smoking, how smoking becomes a pervasive influence, how attitudes form about smoking, what it means to be a smoker, and, ultimately, student suggest ions for tobacco use prevention. Embedded within this story line are complex questions and contradictions. We explore lohether peers really are influential, if the media is important, whether smoking is a matter of personal choice, if schools actually promote tobacco use, and whether adolescents can quit smoking.
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U2 - 10.1177/1049732302238249
DO - 10.1177/1049732302238249
M3 - Article
C2 - 12448671
AN - SCOPUS:0036830943
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 12
SP - 1264
EP - 1283
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 9
ER -