Economics & Sociology
ISSN: 2071-789X eISSN: 2306-3459 DOI: 10.14254/2071-789XIndex PUBMS: f5512f57-a601-11e7-8f0e-080027f4daa0

Title: | IS EARLY SMOKING A FASHION TREND OR A DEFENSIVE MECHANISM? – STUDY ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AMONG STUDENTS |
Issue: |
Vol. 7, No 1, 2014
Published date: 20-05-2014 (print) / 20-05-2014 (online) |
Journal: |
Economics & Sociology
ISSN: 2071-789X, eISSN: 2306-3459 |
Authors: |
Péter Huszka
László Józsa Ida Ercsey |
Keywords: | adolescents, health behaviour, smoking, consumer behaviour |
DOI: | 10.14254/2071-789X.2014/7-1/13 |
Index PUBMS: | 235264a6-aa13-11e7-8eae-080027f4daa0 |
Language: | English |
Pages: | 142-156 (15) |
JEL classification: | P36 |
Website: | https://www.economics-sociology.eu/?248,en_is-early-smoking-a-fashion-trend-or-a-defensive-mechanism-%E2%80%93-study-on-consumer-behaviour-among-students |
Health status in Hungary has been deteriorating since the mid-1960s, resulting that Hungary is behind the developed health cultures - mainly Western European – countries. Considering these facts, our scientific interest turned to the examination of health awareness, drinking and smoking habits, healthy lifestyles, state of health and environmental awareness of adolescents and youngsters. To realize these tasks, during the set-up of the sample our aim was to provide representativeness and randomness. The research found that those pupils, who had a harmonious relationship with their parents, maintained a lower level (substance use) smoking and smoking frequency characteristic. No less important is the observation that youngsters try the cigarettes more and more early, but they are far too optimistic in assessing their own health.