Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

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The influence of threat perception and psychological reactance to cigarette warning labels on intention to quit smoking among smoking adolescents -with focus on industrial specialized high school students

특성화 고등학교 흡연 청소년의 담뱃갑 경고그림 위협인식, 심리적 저항이 금연의도에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2021.05.20
  • Accepted : 2021.08.18
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of threat perception and psychological reactance to graphic health warnings on cigarette packages on intention to quit smoking among smoking adolescents. Methods: The participants were 185 smoking adolescents attending two industrial specialized high schools, who had witnessed graphic health warnings on cigarette packages within the previous 30 days. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS/WIN Ver. 25.0. Results: The results showed that participant threat perception (𝛽=.14, p=.037) after witnessing a cigarette warning message had a positive influence on intention to quit smoking. On the other hand, psychological reactance (𝛽=-.23, p=.001) showed a negative influence on intention to quit smoking. Conclusion: When designing and developing a message for smoking adolescents, customized messages are required to reflect teenagers' characteristics and raise threat perception and lower psychological reactance. In addition, we propose a future study be conducted to determine the influences of various psychological determinants, including self-efficacy and skills, on threat perception and psychological reactance to graphic health warnings on cigarette packages among smoking adolescents.

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