J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.  2019 May;21(2):114-122. 10.7586/jkbns.2019.21.2.114.

The Relationship between Attitude and Coping Skills toward Secondhand E-cigarette Smoking among Nonsmoking College Students

• Wi S
• Park D
• Kim H
• Park M
• Hong HC

• KMID: 2449312
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7586/jkbns.2019.21.2.114

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between smoking attitude and coping skills toward secondhand e-cigarette smoking among nonsmoking college students.
METHODS
This study was conducted with 148 students from a University in Seoul, Korea. Participants completed questionnaires and the data were analyzed using a T-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficients.
RESULTS
The mean score of smoking attitude is 51.35±4.73. The mean score of coping skills is 13.89±2.53 in verbal skills, 10.16±2.37 in behavioral skills, and 8.32±2.30 in assertive skills. Coping skills toward secondhand smoking are noted as being different by current cohabitation smoker. A significant relationship between smoking attitude and behavioral coping skills(r=.23, p=.004) was found, which means that a better smoking attitude was correlated with more active behavioral coping skills.
CONCLUSION
The results showed that nonsmoking college students with better smoking attitude react to the E-cigarette smoking with more active behaviors. Therefore, interventions are needed to be developed to encourage better smoking attitude and coping skills toward secondhand E-cigarette smoking.

Keyword

Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Tobacco smoke pollution; Smoking; Attitude; Adaptation, psychological

MeSH Terms

Adaptation, Psychological*
Electronic Cigarettes*
Humans
Korea
Seoul
Smoke*
Smoking*
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Smoke
Tobacco Smoke Pollution