Development and initial testing of the brief adolescent smoking curiosity scale (ASCOS)

Khalil, Georges Elias; Calabro, Karen Sue; Prokhorov, Alexander V.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.008

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“…Based on the theory of development, adolescence is characterized by an elevation in curiosity towards various objects as it is a cognitive development stage, enhancing the need to explore new activities, including smoking. Furthermore, curiosity is identified as a person's internal motivational system, activated by specific stimuli or activities, which contain uncertainty and novelty, and further motivates exploratory behavior [55]. This study showed inquisitiveness to be a major factor contributing to the risk of smoking among adolescents in Aceh, therefore, supporting previous studies that reported a close relationship between seeking a sensation and cigarette use.…”

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The Perspectives of Adolescents on Smoking Habits as a Reference for the Prevention Program

Fithria¹,

Adlim²,

Jannah³

et al. 2020

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Background: Religious factor has been used in tobacco control campaign but due to different perception among the Muslim scholars that might induce on the followers then, the control program strategics is still interesting to study. This qualitative research is, therefore aimed to explore the perspective of Muslim adolescents on smoking habits, as a reference in developing effective prevention intervention programs.Methods: Three Focus Group Discussion (FGD) sets, consisting of a total of 24 junior high school students were the main source data for this phenomenological qualitative study. The discussion guide was developed by researchers, based on the reviewed literature and validated by experts. The research finding was analyzed by using an inductive-content method with systematical steps based on the stages of qualitative data analysis.Results: Adolescent perspectives on smoking were grouped into two themes that were (a) perception, which encompasses three sub-themes consisting of smoking as the social habit, the contradictive feeling, and the Islamic perspective, (b) Smoking-related factors involving peer pressure, the parents’ smoking status, curiosity and masculinity.Conclusion: The results indicated that adolescents consider smoking as a social habit with the existence of contradictive feelings. Their Islamic perspective believes that smoking is preferable but not forbidden by religion thought. The smoking habit also was stimulated by pressure from their smoker-peer, immitating their smoker-parents, being curiosity and feeling masculinity. We suggested the health proffesionals who intersted in developing smoking prevention programs to consider about the adolescent perspective about smoking habit. So, the prevention program will be more effective and culturally appropriate for adolescents.

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confidence: 85%

The Perspectives of Adolescents on Smoking Habits as a Reference for the Prevention Program

Fithria¹,

Adlim²,

Jannah³

et al. 2020

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“…Based on the theory of development, adolescence is characterized by an increase in curiosity about various objects, because it is a stage of cognitive development, enhancing the need to explore new activities, including smoking. Furthermore, curiosity is identified as a person's internal motivational system, activated by specific stimuli or activities, which involve uncertainty and novelty and further motivate exploratory behavior [56]. This study showed inquisitiveness to be a major factor contributing to the risk of smoking among adolescents in Aceh, supporting previous studies that reported a close relationship between seeking a sensation and cigarette use.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Indonesian adolescents’ perspectives on smoking habits as a reference for a prevention program: a qualitative study

Fithria

Adlim

Jannah

et al. 2020

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Background Religious factors have been used in tobacco control campaigns but due to different perceptions among Muslim scholars that might have an effect on followers, the strategies of control programs are still interesting. Therefore, this qualitative research aimed to explore the perspectives of Muslim adolescents on smoking habits as a reference for developing effective prevention programs. Methods Three focus group discussions involving 24 junior high school students (mean age=13.75 years) were the main source of data for this phenomenological qualitative study. The discussion guide was developed by the researchers based on the reviewed literature and validated by experts. The research findings were analyzed using an inductive content method with systematic steps based on the stages of qualitative data analysis. Results Adolescent perspectives on smoking were grouped into two themes: (a) perception, which encompassed three sub-themes: smoking as a social habit, contradictive feelings, and the Islamic perspective; (b) smoking-related factors involving peer pressure, the parents’ smoking status, curiosity, and masculinity. Conclusion The results indicated that adolescents consider smoking as a social habit but with contradictive feelings. From an Islamic perspective, smoking is not forbidden by the religion’s beliefs. The smoking habit was also stimulated by peer pressure, imitating parents who smoke, curiosity, and feeling masculine. We suggest that health professionals who are interested in developing smoking prevention programs should consider the adolescent perspective on smoking so that the prevention program will be more effective and appropriate for adolescents.

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“…Based on the theory of development, adolescence is characterized by an increase in curiosity about various objects, because it is a stage of cognitive development, enhancing the need to explore new activities, including smoking. Furthermore, curiosity is identi ed as a person's internal motivational system, activated by speci c stimuli or activities, which involve uncertainty and novelty and further motivate exploratory behavior [54]. This study showed inquisitiveness to be a major factor contributing to the risk of smoking among adolescents in Aceh, supporting previous studies that reported a close relationship between seeking a sensation and cigarette use.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

Indonesian adolescents’ perspectives on smoking habits as a reference for a prevention program: a qualitative study

Fithria

Adlim

Jannah

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background: Religious factors have been used in tobacco control campaigns. However, the prevalence of smoking among adolescents is still high in some countries, especially in Indonesia. This qualitative research aimed to explore the perspectives of Muslim adolescents on smoking habits as a reference for developing effective prevention programs.Methods: Three focus group discussions involving 24 junior high school students (mean age=13.75 years) were the main source of data for this phenomenological qualitative study. The discussion guide was developed by the researchers based on the reviewed literature and validated by experts. The research findings were analyzed using an inductive content method with systematic steps based on the stages of qualitative data analysis.Results: Adolescent perspectives on smoking were grouped into two themes: (a) perception, which encompassed three sub-themes: smoking as a social habit, contradictive feelings, and the Islamic perspective; (b) smoking-related factors involving peer pressure, the parents’ smoking status, curiosity, and masculinity.Conclusion: The results indicated that adolescents consider smoking as a social habit but with contradictive feelings. From an Islamic perspective, smoking is not forbidden by the religion’s beliefs. The smoking habit was also stimulated by peer pressure, imitating parents who smoke, curiosity, and feeling masculine. We suggest that health professionals who are interested in developing smoking prevention programs should consider the adolescent perspective on smoking so that the prevention program will be more effective and appropriate for adolescents.

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Development and initial testing of the brief adolescent smoking curiosity scale (ASCOS)

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The Perspectives of Adolescents on Smoking Habits as a Reference for the Prevention Program

The Perspectives of Adolescents on Smoking Habits as a Reference for the Prevention Program

Indonesian adolescents’ perspectives on smoking habits as a reference for a prevention program: a qualitative study

Indonesian adolescents’ perspectives on smoking habits as a reference for a prevention program: a qualitative study

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