Predictive Factors of Smoking Behavior Among Undergraduate Students at Thailand National Sports University, Bangkok Campus
Keywords:
Smoking Behavior, Nicotine Addiction, Predicting FactorsAbstract
The purposes of this study were to: 1) study the smoking behaviors and nicotine addiction levels of students, and 2) study the factors predicting the smoking behaviors of students. The respondents were 260 undergraduate students from the first to fourth years at the Thailand National Sports University Bangkok Campus, and selected through stratified random sampling. The instrument used in this study was questionnaire, and data were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. The statistical method used in this research was Enter Multiple Regression Analysis. The research findings were as follows:
1. The majority of students had never smoked (55%). Among those who continued smoking, most had low nicotine addiction levels (43.64%).
2. There were six factors influencing smoking behaviors: family/close people who smoke, students' attitudes toward tobacco products, gender, age, field of study, and who they stay with while studying. The equation from this research could explain 58.90% of the smoking behaviors with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.
Even though the majority of students had never smoked, and those who continued to smoke had low nicotine addiction levels, universities should raise awareness about the dangers of smoking and electronic cigarettes through channels accessible to students, such as online media and university public relations. Additionally, there should be increased surveillance to prevent gatherings or smoking in student dormitories
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