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Research Article

Appearance concerns and smoking in young men and women: Going beyond weight control

Sarah Grogan Department of Psychology, Staffordshire University, College Road, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Louise Hartley Department of Psychology, Staffordshire University, College Road, UK
,
Mark Conner Department of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK
,
Gary Fry Department of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK
&
Brendan Gough Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Pages 261-269 | Published online: 06 May 2010
 
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Abstract

Aim: This study was designed to investigate the link between appearance concerns and smoking in young men and women.

Methods: A total of 244, 17–34-year-olds completed the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire Appearance Sub-Scales (MBSRQ-AS).

Findings: Smokers scored significantly lower than non-smokers on appearance evaluation and appearance evaluation predicted smoking status in both men and women. Overweight preoccupation, self-classified weight and appearance orientation did not predict smoking status for either gender.

Conclusions: It is concluded that smoking cessation interventions need to target general concerns about appearance in addition to concerns over weight control, and that campaigns focused around appearance concerns need to be targeted towards men as well as women.

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