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*Child Behavior Disorders
*Health Literacy
*Secondhand Smoke
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Adolescents' Avoidance of Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Model Testing

Wen-Ling Wang

National Cheng Kung University, wenling{at}mail.ncku.edu.tw

Jerald R. Herting

University of Washington

Yuk-Ying Tung

National Cheng Kung University

More than half of young adolescents, 13 to 15 years old, suffer exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home and in public places. Despite threats to adolescent health and well-being, little research has been done to identify factors that enable adolescents to avoid SHS. The objective of this study was to develop a model to predict SHS avoidance behavior among young adolescents. The impact of gender differences on predictor variances was investigated. Model testing was conducted using structural equation modeling on data from 1,291 nonsmoking Taiwanese middle school students. Attitude toward SHS is an important factor influencing the avoidance behavior of adolescents. The explanatory model of SHS avoidance behaviors provides useful information for program development aimed at decreasing adolescent exposure to SHS. Interventions focused on influencing adolescent attitudes toward SHS and supporting avoidance self-efficacy are needed.

Key Words: adolescent • smoking • risk reduction behavior

This version was published on November 1, 2008

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 30, No. 7, 836-851 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908319251
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