Navigating social interactions and constructing vaping social identities: A qualitative exploration with New Zealand young adults who smoke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social interactions help smoking and vaping practices evolve, and are essential when constructing social identities. Among people who smoke, vaping offers an alternative practice to 'smoking' and 'non-smoking', and using e-cigarettes blurs the boundaries between 'smoker' and 'non-smoker' social identities. In this study, we explored the development of vaping and smoking social identities over time among young adults who smoked and used e-cigarettes.

Methods

Over 18-24 weeks during 2018-2019, we conducted five interviews with each of 11 New Zealand young adults aged 19-29 years who tried vaping to stop smoking. We analysed participants' interview transcripts for social interactions involving smoking or vaping and used social identity theory to explore their const

SUBMITTER: Blank ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087447 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature