1.Using The Theory Of Reasoned Action To Predict Smoking Intention Among Non-Smoking Secondary School Going Adolescents In Peninsular Malaysia
Kuang Hock Lim ; Hui Li Lim ; Sumarni Mohd Ghazali ; Chee Cheong Kee ; Mohd Zainuldin Taib ; Yoon Ling Cheong ; Yong Kang Cheah ; Syazwan Aizat Ismail ; Pei Pei Heng ; ia Hui Lim
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2021;21(2):8-13
The study aims to determine the relationship of attitude and social-norm with intention to smokein the future among non-smoking youth. Data were derived from astudy on smoking among form four students in selected secondary school in Peninsular Malaysia, which utilised apre-validated questionnaire to obtain data from the selected respondents. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM) were used in data analysis. The study revealed independentvariables accounted for 22.6% of the variance inintention to initiate smoking and the model had good fit. Asignificant relationship was observed between subjective norm and intention to initiate smoking (R=0.46). The study revealed that attitude and social norm substantially explained intention to smoke among non-smoking adolescents. Future measures should concentrate oncorrectingthe subjective norms to reduce intentionto initiate smokingamong non-smoking youth.
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