Some body-related attitudes in women smokers and non-smokers

Abstract

The body-related attitudes of female current, ex, and never-smokers were compared using a new questionnaire that assesses a wide range of attitudes towards the body. In a population survey, current smokers felt less attractive than those women who had never smoked, but they did not experience themselves as being less strong and fit than the non-smokers. There were no significant inter-relationships of smoking status, attitudes and body weight. The implications of these observations for anti-smoking campaigns are briefly discussed.