SoonBok E Park1, Kwang-Soo Lee2, Soon-Nyung Yun3, Wenying Cui4. 1. Department of Nursing, Yanbian University of Science & Technology, 3458 Choyang St., Yanji, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: psalmpark@gmail.com. 2. College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, Kangwon, South Korea. Electronic address: planters@yonsei.ac.kr. 3. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: yoonys@snu.ac.kr. 4. Department of Nursing, Yanbian University of Science & Technology, 3458 Choyang St., Yanji, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: cuiwenying1002@gmail.com.
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study is to develop and test structural equation model to explore factors influencing smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescent boys. METHODS: Participants were recruited from six middle schools in China (N=768). Self-administered questionnaire included: (1) demographic information, (2) smoking behavior, and (3) individual factor (i.e., life satisfaction, future orientedness, stress), familial factor (i.e., relationship with parents, family life, socioeconomic status), environmental factor (i.e., father's smoking, friends' smoking, anti-smoking environment), and Intention Refusal Self-efficacy. AMOS analyses were used to evaluate the proposed model. RESULTS: The model was a good fit for the data. Intention Refusal Self-efficacy significantly influenced smoking behavior. The model explained 52% of the variance in smoking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Smoking behavior is significantly related with factors of intention to smoke, refusal skill, self-efficacy, friends' and father's smoking, and anti-smoking environment. Targeting these issues might be useful when developing strategies for smoking prevention programs.
AIM: The aim of this study is to develop and test structural equation model to explore factors influencing smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescent boys. METHODS:Participants were recruited from six middle schools in China (N=768). Self-administered questionnaire included: (1) demographic information, (2) smoking behavior, and (3) individual factor (i.e., life satisfaction, future orientedness, stress), familial factor (i.e., relationship with parents, family life, socioeconomic status), environmental factor (i.e., father's smoking, friends' smoking, anti-smoking environment), and Intention Refusal Self-efficacy. AMOS analyses were used to evaluate the proposed model. RESULTS: The model was a good fit for the data. Intention Refusal Self-efficacy significantly influenced smoking behavior. The model explained 52% of the variance in smoking behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Smoking behavior is significantly related with factors of intention to smoke, refusal skill, self-efficacy, friends' and father's smoking, and anti-smoking environment. Targeting these issues might be useful when developing strategies for smoking prevention programs.