The Pit and the Pendulum: The Impact on Teen Smokers of Including a Designated Smoking Area in School Tobacco Control Policy
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| Title: | The Pit and the Pendulum: The Impact on Teen Smokers of Including a Designated Smoking Area in School Tobacco Control Policy |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Baillie, L. E., Lovato, C. Y., Taylor, E., Rutherford, M. B., Smith, M. |
| Source: | Health Education Research. Dec 2008 23(6):1008-1015. |
| Availability: | Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Discipline Problems, Smoking, Foreign Countries, Board of Education Policy, Adolescents, School Policy, Health Behavior, Educational Environment, Intervention, Prevention, School Safety, Student Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada |
| DOI: | 10.1093/her/cym003 |
| ISSN: | 0268-1153 |
| Abstract: | Thirty per cent of school districts in British Columbia do not ban smoking outright on school grounds, and in several instances, smoking is permitted in smoking pits, regardless of school district policy. While there is evidence to suggest that enforcing a tobacco-free environment for students does reduce adolescent smoking rates, the concomitant safety and discipline problems it creates for school staff and administration are demanding and complex, and may override concerns regarding student smoking. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the meanings that students place on tobacco control policy and the impact that these meanings have on their own smoking behaviours. We found that students were surprised and concerned that smoking was permitted on school property and that it negatively impacted their own tobacco prevention/control/cessation attempts. (Contains 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 31 |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | EJ912212 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Thirty per cent of school districts in British Columbia do not ban smoking outright on school grounds, and in several instances, smoking is permitted in smoking pits, regardless of school district policy. While there is evidence to suggest that enforcing a tobacco-free environment for students does reduce adolescent smoking rates, the concomitant safety and discipline problems it creates for school staff and administration are demanding and complex, and may override concerns regarding student smoking. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore the meanings that students place on tobacco control policy and the impact that these meanings have on their own smoking behaviours. We found that students were surprised and concerned that smoking was permitted on school property and that it negatively impacted their own tobacco prevention/control/cessation attempts. (Contains 1 table.) |
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| ISSN: | 0268-1153 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/her/cym003 |
