| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 護理學研究所 === 96 === Smoking is one of known risk factors of many chronic disease., The adult smoking prevalence has gradually has been decreasedd gradually in Taiwan, whereas the age of smoking initiation was getting younger. High school students in Taiwan smoke to release their life stress which has not been discussed in details so far. In this study, we focus on the correlation of the smoking behavior of the high school students and their life stress. In the present study, life stresses eventsare distinguished to compare with the and possibility of the smoking behavior of the youth. A via cross-sectional study design was conducted in this study. A total of 4,436 high school students were selected via convience sampling. 3,529 students comlpeted structure questionnaires, resulted in a response rate of 79.73. The result showed:
(1) Current smoking rate of high students who were male, older, higher grade, with more poket money. Not living with parents were significantly higher. (2) Current smoking rate was significantly higher among students whose partents smoke. (3)Self-perveived stress among smoker were significantly higher than non-smoker. Based on the study results, suggestion were as followed.
The school could host the orientations to against the tobacco usage from the freshman class. The teachers could form the no-tabacco-circle in each class as a peers’ positive influence to prevent smoking. The smokers’subjective life stress(school events, family events,and events related disturbance) had siginificant higher non-smokEvery semester, the school should evaluate the students’ life stresses to indentify who are under higher presseure. Appling continued, adequate suppot and counseling for students who feel stressful or had misbehaviors. When smoking behavior identified, the school sould invite students’ parents to accompany with them for the quit-smoking courses. The course would not only teach the methods of quit-smoking but also offer the opportunity for these students and their parents to communication. We suggest that school teachers, tutor, social workers and legislator should devote themselves to promote surroundings of adolescence.
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