Reitzes Donald C, Depadilla Lara, Sterk Claire E, Elifson Kirk W
Georgia State University.
Sociol Focus. 2010;43(3):193-213. doi: 10.1080/00380237.2010.10571376.
This study applies a symbolic interaction perspective to the investigation of smoking frequency and a person's desire to quit smoking cigarettes. Data derived from 485 Atlanta area adult smokers provide a diverse, community-based sample of married and single men and women, aged 18 to 70 years old with a range of income, education, and occupational experiences. Multiple regression was used to analyze the data in order to explore the influence of social demographic characteristics, social interaction, subjective assessments of health, self conceptions, and smoker identity on smoking frequency and quitting smoking. Findings include: (1) the relationship with a non-smoker and hiding smoking negatively impacted smoking frequency, while perceiving positive consequences from smoking has a positive effect on smoking frequency; and (2) perceiving positive consequences of smoking was negatively related to the desire to quit smoking, while a negative smoker identity has a positive influence on the desire to quit. Taken as a whole, the symbolic interaction-inspired variables exerted strong and independent effects on both smoking frequency and quitting smoking. Future smoking interventions should focus on meanings and perceived consequences of smoking in general, and on the smoker identity in the development of campaigns to encourage quitting cigarette smoking.
本研究运用符号互动视角来调查吸烟频率以及个人戒烟意愿。来自亚特兰大地区485名成年吸烟者的数据提供了一个多样化的、基于社区的样本，涵盖了年龄在18至70岁之间、具有不同收入、教育和职业经历的已婚和单身男性及女性。使用多元回归分析数据，以探究社会人口特征、社会互动、健康主观评估、自我认知和吸烟者身份对吸烟频率和戒烟的影响。研究结果包括：（1）与不吸烟者的关系以及隐瞒吸烟对吸烟频率有负面影响，而感知到吸烟的积极后果对吸烟频率有积极影响；（2）感知到吸烟的积极后果与戒烟意愿呈负相关，而消极的吸烟者身份对戒烟意愿有积极影响。总体而言，受符号互动启发的变量对吸烟频率和戒烟都产生了强烈且独立的影响。未来的吸烟干预措施应总体上关注吸烟的意义和感知后果，以及在鼓励戒烟的活动开展中关注吸烟者身份。
