Smoking related problems among adolescents.

Date of Publication

2001

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Health Psychology | Human Factors Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Abstract/Summary

A descriptive research design was used to describe the everyday problems that adolescents encounter with regards to their smoking behavior. Sixteen (16) adolescent respondents were used in the study. The respondents were composed of eight (8) males and eight (8) females coming from exclusive private schools in Metro Manila, selected through convenient sampling. Qualitative analysis was used to analyze the data gathered from the group interviews. An interview questionnaire composed of a number of open-ended questions was used for group interviews. Data gathered from group interviews went through content analysis and frequency count. The results revealed that most of the respondents' smoking related problems were in connection to their social projection or what others may say about them. Other sources of problems are health reasons and fear of being caught by parents. The results also revealed that adolescents deal with their smoking related problems through brushing their teeth regularly, washing their hands or putting hand gel and spraying cologne.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU10471

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

62 numb. leaves ; Computer print-out.

Keywords

Tobacco--Physiological effect

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