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Smoking in Children: A Habit or Fixation?

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 272 - 274, 06.06.2023
https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1288242

Abstract

Even though most of the Indian population lives in a joint family system, where the focus of attention for the family is the child; still smoking in childhood and adolescence is very much prevalent. What is most disturbing about this fact, three-quarters of adolescents who smoke frequently carry on smoking as adults. It brings us to the point that, do we need to think of any other alternative, or do we need to shift our focus to some other direction? Should the focus be shifted from habit to years of psychological and personality development of the child?

References

  • 1. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011.
  • 2. Ahmed NU, Ahmed NS, Semenya KA, et al. Prevalence and correlates of initiation of smoking behavior among preteen black and white children. J Natl Med Assoc.2004;96:200-208.
  • 3. Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO Global Youth Tobacco Survey, India; 2006.
  • 4. Sharma P, Wadhwan V, Aggarwal P, Sharma N. Adolescent tobacco menace: Attitudes, norms, and parental influence. Indian J Dent Res 2017;28:465-469.
  • 5. Greenhalgh, EM, Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2023. www.TobaccoInAustralia.org. Accessed April 22, 2023.
  • 6. Molnar M. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939): life and work. J Med Biogr. 1996;4(4):236‐243. doi:10.1177/096777209600400409
  • 7. Kendra Cherry. Fixation Definition & Meaning. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-fixation-2795188. Accessed November 14, 2022.
  • 8. Analytical essay on Smoking Based on Freud’s Theory of Psychological Development [Internet]. Edubirdie. 2022 Aug 12. https://edubirdie.com/examples/analytical-essay-on-smoking-based-on-freuds-theory-of-psychological-development/.Accessed Apr 14, 2023.
  • 9. Juneja A, Juneja A, Sultan A. Nail Biting: A body-focused repetitive behaviour case report. Journal of Behavioral Health.2016;5(1):33-37. doi:10.5455/JBH.20150826024242
  • 10. Greenhalgh, EM., Stillman, S., & Ford, C. 7.3 Theories about smoking and quitting. In Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH [editors]. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2016. Available from http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/7-13-methods-services-and-products-for-quitting-co].Accessed Apr 22, 2023.

Çocuklarda Sigara: Bir Alışkanlık mı, Yoksa Saplantı mı?

Year 2023, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 272 - 274, 06.06.2023
https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1288242

Abstract

Hint nüfusunun çoğu, ailenin ilgi odağının çocuk olduğu ortak bir aile sisteminde yaşıyor olsa da çocukluk ve ergenlik döneminde hala sigara içmek çok yaygındır. Bu gerçeğin en rahatsız edici yanı, sık sık sigara içen ergenlerin dörtte üçünün yetişkin olduklarında da sigara içmeye devam etmeleridir. Bizi şu noktaya getiriyor; başka bir alternatif düşünmemiz mi gerekiyor yoksa odağımızı başka bir yöne mi kaydırmamız gerekiyor? Odak noktası, alışkanlıktan çocuğun yıllarca süren psikolojik ve kişilik gelişimine kaydırılmalı mı?

References

  • 1. World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2011. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2011.
  • 2. Ahmed NU, Ahmed NS, Semenya KA, et al. Prevalence and correlates of initiation of smoking behavior among preteen black and white children. J Natl Med Assoc.2004;96:200-208.
  • 3. Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO Global Youth Tobacco Survey, India; 2006.
  • 4. Sharma P, Wadhwan V, Aggarwal P, Sharma N. Adolescent tobacco menace: Attitudes, norms, and parental influence. Indian J Dent Res 2017;28:465-469.
  • 5. Greenhalgh, EM, Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2023. www.TobaccoInAustralia.org. Accessed April 22, 2023.
  • 6. Molnar M. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939): life and work. J Med Biogr. 1996;4(4):236‐243. doi:10.1177/096777209600400409
  • 7. Kendra Cherry. Fixation Definition & Meaning. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-fixation-2795188. Accessed November 14, 2022.
  • 8. Analytical essay on Smoking Based on Freud’s Theory of Psychological Development [Internet]. Edubirdie. 2022 Aug 12. https://edubirdie.com/examples/analytical-essay-on-smoking-based-on-freuds-theory-of-psychological-development/.Accessed Apr 14, 2023.
  • 9. Juneja A, Juneja A, Sultan A. Nail Biting: A body-focused repetitive behaviour case report. Journal of Behavioral Health.2016;5(1):33-37. doi:10.5455/JBH.20150826024242
  • 10. Greenhalgh, EM., Stillman, S., & Ford, C. 7.3 Theories about smoking and quitting. In Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH [editors]. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2016. Available from http://www.tobaccoinaustralia.org.au/7-13-methods-services-and-products-for-quitting-co].Accessed Apr 22, 2023.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Letter to the Editor
Authors

Akanksha Juneja 0000-0003-4127-1133

Amina Sultan 0000-0001-5245-4416

Early Pub Date May 31, 2023
Publication Date June 6, 2023
Submission Date April 26, 2023
Acceptance Date April 29, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 8 Issue: 2

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AMA Juneja A, Sultan A. Smoking in Children: A Habit or Fixation?. OTJHS. June 2023;8(2):272-274. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1288242

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