Factors affecting prevalence of smoking among undergraduates in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Chan, Stella Kwai Fun., Chin, Agnes Pui Voon., Lim, She Ling.
• Other Authors: Wu, Yuan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10575
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aims to examine the potential factors that can significantly affect the prevalence of smoking among local undergraduates. The results show that there are five potential factors causing this prevalence, namely, stress, peer influence, boredom, ease of access to cigarettes and curiosity abo...