Teachers' smoking

Children take up smoking for many reasons and it is suggested that the example set by schoolteachers may have some influence. Smoking by male teachers appears to have some effect on boys' smoking, particularly in their first two years at secondary school. Thus, in any comprehensive study of wha...

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Published inJournal of epidemiology and community health (1979) Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 219 - 222
Main Authors Bewley, B R, Johnson, M R, Banks, M H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.09.1979
British Medical Association
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Children
Cigar smoking
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
England
Female
Humans
Language teachers
Male
Pipe smoking
Prospective Studies
Schools
Secondary school teachers
Secondary schools
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - psychology
Students
Teachers
Teaching
Womens studies
England
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Summary:Children take up smoking for many reasons and it is suggested that the example set by schoolteachers may have some influence. Smoking by male teachers appears to have some effect on boys' smoking, particularly in their first two years at secondary school. Thus, in any comprehensive study of what causes children to take up smoking and in any attempt to prevent this by means of health education, the influence of teachers as well as that of relatives and friends must be considered.
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DOI:10.1136/jech.33.3.219