Smoking behaviors in Iranian male students: An application of transtheoretical model

Objective: To investigate selected constructs of the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change regarding smoking behavior among Iranian male students. Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 578 smokers and ex-smokers from six universities during December 2009 to June 2010 completed thr...

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Published in:Journal of education and health promotion 2012, Vol.1 (1)
Main Authors: Charkazi, Abdurrahman, Shahnazi, Hossein, Ghourchaei, Araz, Mirkarimi, Kamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive Behavior
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Change Strategies
College Students
Content Validity
Death
Health Education
Learning Theories
Likert Scales
Maintenance
Males
Original
Self Efficacy
Socialization
Statistical Analysis
Validity
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Summary:Objective: To investigate selected constructs of the transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavior change regarding smoking behavior among Iranian male students. Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 578 smokers and ex-smokers from six universities during December 2009 to June 2010 completed three Persian versions of the short form smoking questionnaire based on TTM, developed by Prochaska, Velicer, and Diclemente. Data were analyzed using SPSS 15. Frequency analysis was conducted to demographic variables. Stages' differences were assessed with analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by post-hoc multiple comparisons with Tukey's honestly significant difference (HSD) test. Alpha levels were set at P
ISSN:2277-9531
2319-6440
DOI:10.4103/2277-9531.99954