Bringing the group back in: Social class and resistance in adolescent smoking.

ABSTRACT: Absolute prevalence of tobacco smoking has fallen in recent decades but inequalities by socioeconomic position (SEP) persist. Adolescence is a critical period for smoking initiation and habits formed during this period likely continue into adulthood. Explanations for inequalities in adolescent smoking have tended to focus on individualistic theories based on differentials in knowledge and psychology. These have been criticised for their blindness to processes of social stratification and social context that influence smoking behaviours. Based on previous social theories, we put forward, and test empirically, two potential structural explanations for inequalities in smoking, using nationally representative longitudinal cohort data on 6039 Irish young people aged 9-18 years. Descriptive anal

SUBMITTER: McEvoy O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11849772 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature