학술논문
"I'm Scared of the Disappointment": Young Adult Smokers' Relational Identity Gaps and Management Strategies as Sites of Communication Intervention.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*Focus groups
*Behavior modification
*Interpersonal relations
*Self-perception
Tobacco use among young adults
Electronic cigarettes
Home environment
Motivation (Psychology)
Smoking & psychology
Group identity
Smoking cessation
Social stigma
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Language
ISSN
1041-0236
Abstract
While cigarette smoking is decreasing among young adults, rates of nicotine consumption through other devices, most notably electronic cigarettes, are on the rise. Framed by communication theory of identity, this study examines young adult smokers' experiences with relational others in regard to their smoking. Focus group discussions and individual interviews convened with 20 young adult cigarette and electronic cigarette smokers revealed identity gaps implicating the relational layer of identity, including personal-relational, enacted-relational, and personal-enacted-relational identity gaps. Participants used communicative and behavioral strategies to manage relational discrepancies. The documented identity gaps and management strategies present opportunities for targeted smoking cessation interventions that amplify dissonance created through identity gaps as a motivational tactic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]