title: Smoking among kibbutz youth. Patterns, perceptions, and determinants.
abstract: A population of 54 high-school-aged kibbutz youth in Israel were studied to assess their smoking habits. Twenty (37%) were smokers. Among the smokers, 15 (75%) smoked daily, with four smoking as many as 10-20 cigarettes per day. Nearly half of the group believed smoking affected their health and were interested in stopping their use of cigarettes. Smokers when compared to nonsmokers had more positive peer relations (chi 2 = 9.308; p less than 0.01), less positive relations with parents (chi 2 = 8.293; p less than 0.01), more boredom with kibbutz life (chi 2 = 3.468; p less than 0.10), and less involvement with a hobby, sport, or reading (chi 2 = 3.133, p less than 0.10). Parents' smoking habits, marital status of the parents, students' self-evaluation of their academic performance, and youths' age and sex did not differentiate smokers from nonsmokers.
authors.affiliation: Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Isralowitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sobel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment