Smoker identity and its potential role in young adults' smoking behavior: A meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identity is an important influence on behavior. To identify potential targets for smoking cessation interventions in young adults, we synthesized findings from qualitative studies on smoker identity and potential influences on smoking and smoking cessation.

Methods

A systematic search of 4 electronic databases up to September 19, 2013, was conducted to identify qualitative studies on smoker identity in smokers and ex-smokers aged 16-34. Key concepts were extracted from individual studies and synthesized into higher-order interpretations by following the principles of meta-ethnography.

Results

Seventeen relevant papers were identified. At the highest level of interpretation, we identified 4 types of findings: (a) contributory factors to identity, (b) identity

SUBMITTER: Tombor I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4577249 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature