Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents

Background: Understanding the cognitive attributions of smoking has the potential to advance youth smoking prevention efforts; however, research on this subject is limited in Asian countries. We attempted to determine the degree to which cognitive attributions of smoking differ among adolescents in...

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Main Authors: Page R., Park S., Suwanteerangkul J., Park H., Kemeny M., Philips L.
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Published: 2017
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-428942017-09-28T06:42:06Z Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents Page R. Park S. Suwanteerangkul J. Park H. Kemeny M. Philips L. Background: Understanding the cognitive attributions of smoking has the potential to advance youth smoking prevention efforts; however, research on this subject is limited in Asian countries. We attempted to determine the degree to which cognitive attributions of smoking differ among adolescents in 2 Asian countries, Thailand and South Korea. Methods: We surveyed 10th- to 12th-grade students in Chiang Mai, Thailand (N = 2516) and Seoul, South Korea (N = 1166). Logistic regression determined association of attributions and current smoking and differences in attributions between Thai and South Korean students. Results: Items with the highest agreement among South Koreans were "helps me to deal with stress" and "helps relax" and among Thai were "feel like I am making my own decisions" and "keeps from being bored." Significant predictors of current smoking were different between samples. Only 1 cognitive attribution predicted current smoking in both samples ("helps me to deal with stress"). Conclusion: The pattern of relevant cognitive attributions of smoking for the 2 samples was distinct, suggesting that cross-cultural differences merit consideration when designing prevention and cessation programs. Health education should strive to dispel the use of smoking as a coping strategy for dealing with stressful situations and distressful feelings and teach adolescents alternative healthy strategies for dealing with stress. © 2012, American School Health Association. 2017-09-28T06:42:06Z 2017-09-28T06:42:06Z 2012-02-01 Journal 00224391 2-s2.0-84862920130 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00667.x https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84862920130&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/42894
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description Background: Understanding the cognitive attributions of smoking has the potential to advance youth smoking prevention efforts; however, research on this subject is limited in Asian countries. We attempted to determine the degree to which cognitive attributions of smoking differ among adolescents in 2 Asian countries, Thailand and South Korea. Methods: We surveyed 10th- to 12th-grade students in Chiang Mai, Thailand (N = 2516) and Seoul, South Korea (N = 1166). Logistic regression determined association of attributions and current smoking and differences in attributions between Thai and South Korean students. Results: Items with the highest agreement among South Koreans were "helps me to deal with stress" and "helps relax" and among Thai were "feel like I am making my own decisions" and "keeps from being bored." Significant predictors of current smoking were different between samples. Only 1 cognitive attribution predicted current smoking in both samples ("helps me to deal with stress"). Conclusion: The pattern of relevant cognitive attributions of smoking for the 2 samples was distinct, suggesting that cross-cultural differences merit consideration when designing prevention and cessation programs. Health education should strive to dispel the use of smoking as a coping strategy for dealing with stressful situations and distressful feelings and teach adolescents alternative healthy strategies for dealing with stress. © 2012, American School Health Association.
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author Page R.
Park S.
Suwanteerangkul J.
Park H.
Kemeny M.
Philips L.
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Park S.
Suwanteerangkul J.
Park H.
Kemeny M.
Philips L.
Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
author_facet Page R.
Park S.
Suwanteerangkul J.
Park H.
Kemeny M.
Philips L.
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title Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
title_short Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
title_full Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
title_fullStr Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in Thai and South Korean adolescents
title_sort cross-cultural analysis of cognitive attributions of smoking in thai and south korean adolescents
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