Psychologists say that most people start smoking for fun, and only a few take a cigarette in their hand to calm the nervous system. British scientists decided to still find out what makes people addicted to nicotine. Using an anonymous survey, they interviewed 2,000 smokers in the country.
The results showed:
- 11% of people have a desire to quit smoking, but do not make any effort to do so
- 82% quit smoking but failed
- 50% hid their bad habit from their mother
- 44% hid smoking from their father
- 37% were ashamed to admit that they smoke
- 30% wanted loved ones not to worry about their health
- 22% are worried about ever-increasing tobacco prices.
- In addition, the researchers separately interviewed men and women about the reasons for smoking and found:
- 56% of men started smoking during gatherings with smoking friends, and only 48% of women smokers say the same thing
- 33% of women smoke when they are stressed
- 60% of smokers believe that their nicotine addiction has developed as a result of psychological characteristics.
The conclusion suggests itself that smokers form a psychological dependence earlier, and then a physiological one. Smoking by men is more socially acceptable than by women.
Behavioral psychologist Joe Hemmings states: “A woman who smokes enters a vicious circle, since while smoking she starts a physiological mechanism that fights stress. As a result, a psychological dependence is created between cigarettes and stressful situation.
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Expert opinion of the portal
When you start smoking, you should not forget that smoking is the main cause of many diseases of the cardiovascular system, the development of pulmonary and oncological diseases.
Source estet-portal.com
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