Personality and Character Features of Smokers in Adolescence
The article is devoted to personal character features of young people who smoke tobacco. The indicators of evaluation, strength, activity, as well as manifestations of the character of the respondents who use and do not use nicotine have been studied. On the basis of the empirical material, it was established that male tobacco smokers are significantly more “hooligans”, “explosive”, anxious, unsociable than non-smoking respondents. Female smokers have a low self-esteem and are dependent on the opinions of others. Female respondents, who are addicted to smoking, show high social activity, consider themselves cheerful, careless and impulsive.