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Table 1 Typology of smoking beliefs: expectations of gender patterns according to the literature

From: Smoking beliefs across genders, a comparative analysis of seven European countries

  Positive Negative
Individual Feeling relaxed (G)
Losing weight (G) 		Health risks (G)
Physical appearance (G)
Physical activity (B)
Social Social influence (G)
Social status/popularity (B&G)
Attractiveness (B&G) 		Friends’ influence (G)
Getting into trouble (G)
  1. Note: B: expected to be more frequently quoted by boys; G: expected to be more frequently quoted by girls
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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