Girls who smoke also are inclined to be more rebellious and risk-taking.
They believe that smoking can control weight and negative moods.
Girl smokers have stronger commitments to peers and friends than to friends and family.
Girls who smoke have a positive image of smokers.
Girls with parents who smoke are more likely to smoke than those whose parents do not smoke.
Girls who are shy or lack social skills are more likely to give in to peer pressure to smoke.
Source: Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General—2001 |
