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Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

Background: The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) explanation of smoking cessation intentions consists of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to adopt the extended TPB to discuss factors influencing the smoking cessation intentions of young adult volunteer soldiers and to further compar...

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Autores principales: Liu, Yi-Chun, Yen, Li-Chen, Liaw, Fang-Yih, Lin, Ming-Han, Chiang, Shih-Hung, Lin, Fu-Gong, Lai, Ching-Huang, Kao, Senyeong, Chang, Yu-Tien, Wu, Chia-Chao, Chiu, Yu-Lung
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360123
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157834
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author Liu, Yi-Chun
Yen, Li-Chen
Liaw, Fang-Yih
Lin, Ming-Han
Chiang, Shih-Hung
Lin, Fu-Gong
Lai, Ching-Huang
Kao, Senyeong
Chang, Yu-Tien
Wu, Chia-Chao
Chiu, Yu-Lung
author_facet Liu, Yi-Chun
Yen, Li-Chen
Liaw, Fang-Yih
Lin, Ming-Han
Chiang, Shih-Hung
Lin, Fu-Gong
Lai, Ching-Huang
Kao, Senyeong
Chang, Yu-Tien
Wu, Chia-Chao
Chiu, Yu-Lung
author_sort Liu, Yi-Chun
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description Background: The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) explanation of smoking cessation intentions consists of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to adopt the extended TPB to discuss factors influencing the smoking cessation intentions of young adult volunteer soldiers and to further compare the respective factors for both genders. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 139 and 165 male and female volunteer soldiers who smoked, respectively. Research participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that comprised items pertaining to the participants’ demographic characteristics, smoking behaviours, smoking cessation experiences, social environments, and TPB variables. Results: Subjective norms (friends) are a positive key factor for young adult male (β = 0.033, p = 0.012) and female (β = 0.076, p < 0.001) volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intentions, and perceived behavioural control is a key factor for male young (β = 0.226, p = 0.040) adult volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intention. The extended TPB accounted for 27.9% and 53.2% of the variance in the intention to quit smoking in the male and female volunteer soldiers, respectively. Conclusions: We suggest that smoking cessation strategies can reinforce gender-specific intervention strategies to assist young adult volunteer soldiers in smoking cessation.
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spelling pubmed-83454142021-08-07 Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers Liu, Yi-Chun Yen, Li-Chen Liaw, Fang-Yih Lin, Ming-Han Chiang, Shih-Hung Lin, Fu-Gong Lai, Ching-Huang Kao, Senyeong Chang, Yu-Tien Wu, Chia-Chao Chiu, Yu-Lung Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) explanation of smoking cessation intentions consists of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to adopt the extended TPB to discuss factors influencing the smoking cessation intentions of young adult volunteer soldiers and to further compare the respective factors for both genders. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 139 and 165 male and female volunteer soldiers who smoked, respectively. Research participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that comprised items pertaining to the participants’ demographic characteristics, smoking behaviours, smoking cessation experiences, social environments, and TPB variables. Results: Subjective norms (friends) are a positive key factor for young adult male (β = 0.033, p = 0.012) and female (β = 0.076, p < 0.001) volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intentions, and perceived behavioural control is a key factor for male young (β = 0.226, p = 0.040) adult volunteer soldiers’ smoking cessation intention. The extended TPB accounted for 27.9% and 53.2% of the variance in the intention to quit smoking in the male and female volunteer soldiers, respectively. Conclusions: We suggest that smoking cessation strategies can reinforce gender-specific intervention strategies to assist young adult volunteer soldiers in smoking cessation. MDPI 2021-07-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8345414/ /pubmed/34360123 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157834 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Liu, Yi-Chun
Yen, Li-Chen
Liaw, Fang-Yih
Lin, Ming-Han
Chiang, Shih-Hung
Lin, Fu-Gong
Lai, Ching-Huang
Kao, Senyeong
Chang, Yu-Tien
Wu, Chia-Chao
Chiu, Yu-Lung
Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers
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title_fullStr Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers
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title_short Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers
title_sort gender differences in the extended theory of planned behaviour on smoking cessation intention in young soldiers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8345414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34360123
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157834
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