The Effect of Self-Efficacy for Smoking-Refusal Program in Junior High School Males, Bengkulu, Indonesia

Authors

  • Tita Septi Handayani (1) Kasetsart University, Bangkok,Thailand; (2) Dehasen Health Science College (STIKesDehasen), Bengkulu, Indonesia
  • Susheewa Wichaikull Boromarajonani College of Nursing Nopparat Vajira, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Wannaporn Boonpleng Boromarajonani College of Nursing Changwat Nonthaburi, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Keywords:

Self-efficacy, Smoking-refusal program, Junior high school males, Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Adolescence is a susceptible phase for involvement in high risk behaviors including smoking. Self-efficacy to refuse smoking is an important factor for adolescents in controlling developing smoking behavior.

Methods: This study aimed to modify a program to refuse smoking based on self-efficacy  by Bandura and to evaluate the effect among male students aged 13–14 years old who attended 7th grade junior high school in Bengkulu, Indonesia. A quasi experimental study with two groups, pre-test and post-test design, was employed. The 5 weeks smoking prevention program based on self-efficacy theory was implemented with 50 seventh grade students in the intervention group. Fifty students in control group received standard curriculum. A self-report questionnaire was used for data collection. Paired t-test and independent t-test were used for data analysis.

Results: The results showed that there was significant difference of self-efficacy for refusal smoking in the intervention group (p< .001); self-efficacy to refuse smoking score improved significantly after intervention. Besides that, the significant difference of self-efficacy for refusal smoking also found between the intervention group and comparison group (p< .001). The participants in the intervention group had higher score in self-efficacy to refuse smoking than did participants in the control group. Thus, the self-efficacy for refusal smoking program had a positive effect to improve adolescents’ self-efficacy to refuse smoking. 

Conclusion: The self-efficacy for refusal smoking program could be recommended to prevent smoking in early adolescence.

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Handayani, T. S., Wichaikull, S., & Boonpleng, W. (2017). The Effect of Self-Efficacy for Smoking-Refusal Program in Junior High School Males, Bengkulu, Indonesia. Journal of Health Research, 29(Suppl. 1), S45-S52. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/79890

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE