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Extension of the planned behavior theory in smoking among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents: the roles of personality and gender.

Wan, Lai Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-126). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / 摘要(ABSTRACT IN CHINESE) --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER I: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / APPLYING THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR TO ADOLESCENT SMOKING --- p.5 / ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE BELIEFS ABOUT SMOKING --- p.6 / SUBJECTIVE NORMS ABOUT SMOKING --- p.11 / PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL OVER SMOKING --- p.14 / BEHAVIORAL WILLINGNESS AS A COMPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENT TO BEHAVIORAL INTENTION --- p.15 / EXTENSION OF THE TPB´ؤIMPORTANCE OF PERSONALITY IN ADOLESCENT SMOKING --- p.16 / ROLE OF DIRECT FAMILY AND PEER SMOKING --- p.24 / GENDER AS MODERATOR IN ADOLESCENT SMOKING --- p.25 / OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY --- p.29 / Chapter CHAPTER II: --- METHOD --- p.35 / PARTICIPANTS --- p.35 / PROCEDURE --- p.37 / MEASURES --- p.38 / DATA ANALYSES --- p.45 / Chapter CHAPTER III: --- RESULTS --- p.48 / DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND CORRELATIONS AMONG MAJOR VARIABLES --- p.48 / DIFFERENCES IN MAJOR VARIABLES ACROSS GENDER AND ACROSS CURRENT SMOKING STATUS --- p.53 / MEASUREMENT APPLICABILITY OF INSTRUMENTS --- p.56 / IDENTIFICATION OF THE BASIC TPB MODEL --- p.57 / INCORPORATION OF BEHAVIORAL WILLINGNESS AS AN OUTCOME VARIABLES INTO TPB MODEL --- p.60 / "EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY, FAMILY SMOKING AND PEER SMOKING" --- p.63 / MULTI-SAMPLE INVARIANCE ANALYSES --- p.68 / MULTI-SAMPLE INVARIANCE ANALYSES WITH MALE AND FEMALE SAMPLES --- p.69 / MULTI-SAMPLE INVARIANCE ANALYSES WITH EVER-SMOKER AND NEVER-SMOKER SAMPLES --- p.75 / Chapter CHAPTER IV: --- DISCUSSION --- p.82 / GENERALIZABILITY OF RESULTS WITH THE PRESENT SAMPLE --- p.82 / APPLICABILITY OF MEASURES USED IN CHINESE ADOLESCENT SMOKING RESEARCH --- p.83 / SMOKING WILLINGNESS AS A MORE SENSITIVE ASSESSMENT IN ADOLESCENT SMOKING --- p.84 / UTILITY OF TPB COMPONENTS IN PREDICTING SMOKING INTENTION AND WILLINGNESS --- p.85 / THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PERSONALITY IN EXPLAINING SMOKING INTENTION AND WILLINGNESS --- p.87 / SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES OF FAMILY AND PEER SMOKING ON ADOLESCENT SMOKING --- p.91 / DIFFERENCES IN PREDICTING ADOLESCENT SMOKING ACROSS GENDER --- p.92 / IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY --- p.94 / LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY --- p.95 / DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH --- p.97 / REFERENCES --- p.100

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326810
Date January 2009
ContributorsWan, Lai Yin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Psychology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vii, 126 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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