title: Effects of perceived parental attitudes on children's views of smoking.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to examine the effects of perceived parental attitudes on children's discernment of cigarettes.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample consisted of 250 children attending grades 6, 7 and 8. Data were collected via a socio-demographic survey questionnaire, the Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) and the Decisional Balance Scale (DBS). Data analysis covered percentages, medians, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests using a statistical package.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 250 participants; 117 were male, 133 were female. The mean age was 13.1 ± 0.98 for the females and 13.3 ± 0.88 for the males. A statistically significant difference was found in the children's mean scores for 'pros' subscale on the Decisional Balance Scale (DBS) according to perceived parental attitudes (F=3.172, p=0.025). There were no statistically significant differences in the DBS 'cons' subscale scores by perceived parental attitudes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was determined that while perceived parental attitudes affect children's views on advantages of smoking, they have no effect on children's views on its disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Candan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Seniha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kahraman
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bektas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011379:Prognosis; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires