Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to the intention of smoking behavior among Junior high school students in Taipei City

• Main Authors: Peng-Wen, Kuo, 郭芃彣
• Other Authors: Chang-Ming, Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/fh3ab8

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 健康促進與衛生教育學系在職進修碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to predict and explain the junior high school students’ intention regarding using tobacco. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) provided the framework for the study. Beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and intention regarding tobacco using were obtained from 364 male and female junior high school students. The results were evaluated by multiple logistic regressions. There were major findings as the following: 1.The strength of association of the attitude and subjective norm to the intention regarding using tobacco was 26.2%; the perceived behavior control added 3.2% strength of association. Thus, the strength of association of these three variables accounted for 29.4%. 2.The attitude of respondents toward tobacco using behavior was moderately positive related to the product of behavioral beliefs multiplied by evaluations of outcomes (Bi*Ei). The subjective norm of respondents’ tobacco using behavior was not significant related to the product of normative beliefs multiplied by motivations to comply (NBj*MCj). The perceived behavior control of respondents’’ tobacco using behavior was significant moderately positive related to the control beliefs multiplied by perceived power (Ci*Pi). 3.No external variables (Parent marital status, experience of using tobacco, etc.) can directly affect intention regarding tobacco using. 4.Behavioral beliefs, normative beliefs and control beliefs were significantly related to intention regarding tobacco using. Implications for use of this findings by health educators in developing relevant intervention to prevent tobacco using behavior are discussed.