Types of Smoking Decision Making-Temptation in Adolescents and Related Characteristics.
- Author:
Sung Ok CHANG
1
;
Jun Ah SONG
;
Su Jung LEE
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Korea University, Korea. jasong@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Smoking
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Data Collection;
Humans;
Nicotine;
Republic of Korea;
Self Efficacy;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Smoking Cessation;
Social Environment;
Tobacco Use Disorder
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2008;15(1):60-70
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to identify types of smoking decision making-temptation in adolescents and characteristics related to type among student smokers. METHOD: Data collection was done from March to July. 2006. A survey was administered to 275 students in 13 high schools and 15 middle schools in Seoul, South Korea. To identify types and characteristics smoking decision making-temptation in adolescents, cluster analysis using the K-mean method was employed. Characteristics of the influential variables according to the identified types of adolescent smokers were evaluated using ANOVA. RESULTS: Four types of smoking pattern in adolescents were identified: habitual craving (17.7%), nicotine dependence (35.8%), feeblemindedness (28.4%), and self control p=.001), while the score for self efficacy for smoking abstinence was higher in the self control type (F=23.06, p=.000). Conclusions: Findings from this study suggest that effective interventions for smoking cessation in adolescents require not only active implementation of nicotine replacement therapy but also development of individualized approaches for each person targeting change in the social environment that may lead to positive smoking decisional balance.
