Theme | Quotes |
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Perceived lack of control/low self-efficacy – ‘I would like to protect them but I can’t’ | “I have this fantasy of not smoking next to them, but I don’t have that privilege. It’s like…smoking in secret. Or there might be an instance where I can do it without them being on top of me or next to me. So if I’m with them for 12 h a day on weekends it’s like hiding from them.” |
“(When I’m with) my baby I smoke only if he’s in the carriage. I can’t leave him alone for a minute, you understand? He′s still small.” | |
Perceived lack of control/low self-efficacy –practical barriers | “I try to go out on the balcony but it’s cold, and it sucks to stand out in the cold with a cigarette, so I smoke near them - it’s not great but it is what it is.” |
Trying – making an effort | “I try very hard to have no smoke odor on me. I do everything to avoid anything reaching my daughter.” |
“I try not to smoke next to them, but they’re always coming in and out, in and out. I always tell them to go in and stay inside.” | |
Feeling in control – high self-efficacy | “You simply need to change the habit…From smoking in the car to not smoking in the car. It’s a habit that you have to give up. There are habits you need to get rid of – to decide and to give them up.” |
“We never smoke in the house, or in the car. Since our children were born, no such option exists.” |