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Table 1 The view of adolescent female smokers about personality factors influencing their tendency to smoke

From: Exploration factors on smoking among female adolescents based on the viewpoints of Iranian adolescent girls

Maine category

Sub-category

Open codes

Interconnection of Psychological and Gender experiences

Self-management weakness

Lack of power to say no

The most important of the present time

Poor network of friendships

Carrying a cigarette in bag

Ignoring the side effects

Ignoring the negative impact of smoking on health

Ignoring the harms due to pleasure

Acceptance of smoking side effects

Ignoring the consequences

Gender orientation

The search for female identity

Prove your sense of independence to others

Feminine restrictions

Belief in gender equality

Repression of girls in society

Not accepting your gender

Tendency to the male gender

Negative psychological experiences

Anxiety problem

Feeling empty

Dissatisfaction with life

To be disappointed

Stress

Feeling depressed

Feelings of loneliness

Forced to marry at a young age

Beating experience

Sexual abuse

Tobacco / hookah experience

Cigarette dependence

There was no daily calm

Facing smoking in the family

Emotional failure

Positive psychological experiences

Feelings of pleasure

Sense of curiosity

Experience the search for peace

The pleasure of experiencing different things

Excitement

Enjoy the experience of smoking other tobacco

Distract

Getting amused

Psychological evacuation

Attraction of cigarette

Easy cigarette smoking

The taste of cigarettes

The pleasure of smelling cigarettes

Flavored cigarettes

Colored cigarettes

Loving the style of smoking