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Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2007;11(2):139-148.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2007.11.2.139    Published online July 31, 2007.
Association Between Psychological Factors and Smoking Experience in Middle School Students
류소연1, 박요섭2
1조선대학교
2광주광역시 광산구보건소
중학생의 우울 및 자아존중감과 흡연 경험과의 관련성
류소연1, 박요섭2
1조선대학교
2광주광역시 광산구보건소
Abstract
Objectives
This study was performed to find the association between smoking experiences and psychological factors such as depression and self-esteem in middle school students.
Methods
The data were collected by self-administered questionnaires from 1,995 students in 10 middle schools in a district of Gwangju, and analysed using chi-square test, t-test and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results
The rate of smoking experience was 29.6% for male and 14.5% for female students (p<0.05). Students who had ever smoked were more depressed and lower self- esteem than those who did not smoke. After adjustment for the effect of potential covariates, those students who depressed were more likely to have smoking experiences (aOR= 1.87, 95% CI=1.51~2.31), compared with who did not depressed. And those students in the highest 25% (4th quartile) of the self-esteem were less likely to have smoking experiences (aOR=0.61, 95% CI=0.38~0.87), compared with the lowest quartile group.
Conclusions
The results of this study suggest that psychological factors were associated with student smoking. There is therefore a need for school-based smoking prevention programs, which deal comprehensively with socio-demographic factors, environmental factors and psychological factors that influence smoking.
Key Words: smoking, students, depression, self-esteem


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