title: Structural model of factors influencing smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescent boys.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to develop and test structural equation model to explore factors influencing smoking behavior among Korean-Chinese adolescent boys.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from six middle schools in China (N=768). Self-administered questionnaire included: (1) demographic information, (2) smoking behavior, and (3) individual factor (i.e., life satisfaction, future orientedness, stress), familial factor (i.e., relationship with parents, family life, socioeconomic status), environmental factor (i.e., father's smoking, friends' smoking, anti-smoking environment), and Intention Refusal Self-efficacy. AMOS analyses were used to evaluate the proposed model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The model was a good fit for the data. Intention Refusal Self-efficacy significantly influenced smoking behavior. The model explained 52% of the variance in smoking behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Smoking behavior is significantly related with factors of intention to smoke, refusal skill, self-efficacy, friends' and father's smoking, and anti-smoking environment. Targeting these issues might be useful when developing strategies for smoking prevention programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Yanbian University of Science & Technology, 3458 Choyang St., Yanji, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: psalmpark@gmail.com.
authors.forename: SoonBok E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, Kangwon, South Korea. Electronic address: planters@yonsei.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kwang-Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: yoonys@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Soon-Nyung
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Yanbian University of Science & Technology, 3458 Choyang St., Yanji, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: cuiwenying1002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Wenying
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008961:Models, Structural; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescent; Korean–Chinese; Smoking behavior; Structural equation model