Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Smoking Behavior Yang, kyung-Hee · Kim, young-Hee Lee, Jeong-Ran Purpose: This study was performed toidentify the relationship between stress perceived by middle school students and socialsupport level and ...
Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Smoking Behavior Yang, kyung-Hee · Kim, young-Hee Lee, Jeong-Ran Purpose: This study was performed toidentify the relationship between stress perceived by middle school students and socialsupport level and to investigate the factorsaffecting middle school students' smokingbehavior. Method The data was collected from four hundred and thirteen students of one boys' middle school and one girls' middle school .
Datawere analyzed by using SPSS 11.5 WinProgram Result: Smoking rate was higher ingirls than boys. The factors affecting smokingbehavior were drinking (OR=67.62, P<0.01), having one parent or no parents(OR=9.98, P<0.05), and higher material support(OR=4.67, P<0.05), Conclusion: This results showed that smoking prevention program is needed for girls' middle school students. To prevent smoking, teachers should help students to cope with stress form school and their environments withcareful guidance, and organized support for the student with one parent or no parents should also be established Furthermore, guidance in student's relationships with peers is needed regarding appropriate allowance, drinking, or substance use.