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'They look like my kind of people'--perceptions of smoking images in youth magazines

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  • MacFadyen, Lynn
  • Amos, Amanda
  • Hastings, Gerard
  • Parkes, Edward

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Ten years ago research showed that pro-smoking images were prevalent in British youth magazines, whereas there was little coverage of smoking and health. Since then there has been a great expansion in the number of youth magazines, and particularly those aimed at young men. Titles such as FHM and Loaded, which did not exist at the time of the previous research, are now market leaders. New qualitative and quantitative research has therefore been conducted to examine the prevalence and impact of smoking images in this revitalised youth style magazines market. This paper presents the findings of the qualitative element of this research, which examined British first year students' perceptions of the pro-smoking imagery found in the magazines and explored the relationship between this and their own smoking images and identities. The research found that: (a) this imagery was perceived to be, on the whole, attractive, sociable and reassuring; (b) that it supported young people's perceptions of smoking and reinforced their smoker identities; and (c) that it has the potential to be more powerful than advertising imagery.

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  • MacFadyen, Lynn & Amos, Amanda & Hastings, Gerard & Parkes, Edward, 2003. "'They look like my kind of people'--perceptions of smoking images in youth magazines," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 56(3), pages 491-499, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:56:y:2003:i:3:p:491-499
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    1. Glenn, Nicole M. & Lapalme, Josée & McCready, Geneviève & Frohlich, Katherine L., 2017. "Young adults' experiences of neighbourhood smoking-related norms and practices: A qualitative study exploring place-based social inequalities in smoking," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 189(C), pages 17-24.
    2. Fabrizio Carmignani & Grace Lordan & Kam Ki Tang, 2012. "Does Donor Assistance For Hiv Respond To Media Pressure?," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(S1), pages 18-32, June.
    3. Daniela Braga Soares & Bruno Barbosa Sousa, 2022. "The role of communication in consumer behavior in social and nonprofit marketing: the case of psp in Portugal," International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, Springer;International Association of Public and Non-Profit Marketing, vol. 19(1), pages 1-13, March.

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