How Religiosity Affects An Intention To Quit Smoking Among Young Adults

Abstract

There are numerous reasons that motivate adult smokers to quit smokes and among the popular reasons to quit smoking are due to health conscious. However, this study aims to examine the intention to quit smoking among young adult smokers in the university with focusing more on the component factor of religiosity. A total of 150 respondents were participated in this study. The data was analysed using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (SmartPLS) 3.0 tool. The results show that the components of religiosity such as religious belief, Islamic leadership and Islamic rulings have positively influences the university students to quit smokes. In contrast, religious practice has been unable to support the intention to quit smoking among young adult smokers in the university. The findings in general have highlighted the important role of religiosity particularly Islamic religion in assisting young adult smokers to quit smokes. The results of this study will contribute to insightful ideas and may attract researchers, practitioners and policymakers to look into this context seriously.

The association between cultural and social occasions and smoking cessation: The case of Saudi Arabia

“…Efforts to stop smoking and successful quitting among tobacco users are also predicted by the motivation to quit, which could be influenced by cultural factors 15 . Studies show that religious reasons have positively spurred university students to stop smoking 16 . It has been proposed that a religion inspired approach could be used to curtail tobacco use and enhance smoking cessation 17 .…”