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KMID : 0371020030360020131
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2003 Volume.36 No. 2 p.131 ~ p.136
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Relationships of Smoking, Stress and Social Support of High School Students
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Lee Eun-Hyun
Chun Ki-Hong
Song Mi-Sook
Lee Soon-Young
Kim Jee-Yoon
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Abstract
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to explore a possible interaction effect of stress and social support on the smoking status and identify smoking related factors of high school students.
METHODS: A cross-sectional design was used for this study. A total of 1,251 high school students from Gyeonggi-do were selected using stratified-proportional random cluster sampling methods. The participants completed a set of questionnaires to measure their smoking status, stress, social support and sociodemographic information. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, x²-tests and hierarchical logistic regressions.
RESULTS: The interaction effect of stress and social support on smoking status was not supported. However, stress, sex, types of school, parent´s smoking and friends´ smoking were significantly predicted the smoking status of the high school students.
CONCLUSIONS: In relation to the prevention of adolescents´ smoking, it is recommended to decrease the stress levels of students, to make adolescents´ parents cease smoking, and to educate adolescents on how to refuse the temptation to smoke or pressure from their smoking friend.
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KEYWORD
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Smoking, Stress, Social support, Adolescent
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