Cross-Cultural Analysis of Cognitive Attributions of Smoking in Thai and South Korean Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Page, Randy M.; Park, Sunhee; Suwanteerangkul, Jiraporn; Park, Hyunju; Kemeny, Maria; Philips, Lynn
Titel	Cross-Cultural Analysis of Cognitive Attributions of Smoking in Thai and South Korean Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 82 (2012) 2, S.57-64 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00667.x
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Attribution Theory; Smoking; Prevention; Grade 10; Grade 12; Regression (Statistics); Correlation; High School Students; Predictor Variables; Student Attitudes; Health Behavior; Coping; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Grade 11; Stress Management; South Korea; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Rauchen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Korrelation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Prädiktor; Schülerverhalten; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Bewältigung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Korea; Republik
Abstract	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. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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