Normative influences on intentions to smoke among Greek adolescents: the moderating role of smoking status

Conclusions: Social norms predict smoking intentions, but this effect is stronger among ever (than never) smoker adolescents. Adolescents with smoking experiences may selectively attend to pro-smoking social cues and this perpetuates into their motivation to keep up the habit. School-based interventions should target normative beliefs and related cognitive processes, especially among adolescents who have already initiated tobacco use.
Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Source Type: research