Abstract

While the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adolescents and adults declined in the 1990's, smoking among college students rose nearly 30%. Relatively little research has explored smoking determinants among this at-risk group. Given the high cost of morbidity and premature mortality related to smoking, it is crucial that factors influencing smoking be identified and addressed in tobacco use prevention and cessation programs aimed at this age group. The combined effect of risk-taking tendency, depression, social normative beliefs, and smoking resistance self-efficacy on cigarette smoking behavior among college students was studied. The Theory of Triadic Influence (Flay & Petraitis, 1994), a meta-theory integrating several cognitive, social, and personality theories of health related behaviors, was used as a guiding theoretical framework.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3030319; ProQuest document ID: 250897512. The author still retains copyright.

Mavra E. Kear

Author Details

Mavra E. Kear, PhD, ARNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Upsilon Omega

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Smoking Habits, Smoking in Young People, Smoking Prevention

Advisor

Mary M. Evans

Second Advisor

Jason W. Beckstead

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of South Florida

Degree Year

2001

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Date of Issue

2020-08-14

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