Smoking and Physical Activity of 1st Grate High Scholl Children’s: Examination through Social – Cognitive Theories and Parents’ Effect

Authors

  • Ioanna Kouloumenta Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • Eleni Zetou Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • Evdoxia Kosmidou University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • Yannis Theodorakis University of Thessaly, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26253/heal.uth.ojs.ispe.2009.1295

Keywords:

smoking, physical activity, health, stages of change questionnaire

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the smoking behaviour through the Social Cognitive Theories, the relation
of this behaviour with leisure time exercise and parents influence on adolescent’s smoking behaviour. Participants
were 413 first grade high school students (Μ=13±1 years old, 54.9% boys and 45.1% girls) and their parents (N=270,
Μ=45.62 years old, 65.6%were women and 34.4% were men). The results showed that the intention for smoking was
predicted by the attitudes of children toward smoking, self -identity, experimentation with smoking (1st step) and
the attitudes of parents toward smoking (2nd step). The boys conceived that they were more informed than girls
(p<.005) and more physically active in their leisure time (p<.05). Only few children reported smoking experimentation,
on the contrary most parents had experimented with smoking,. Social cognitive theories seem to be useful in identifying individual factors, and parents influence on the unhealthy behaviour of smoking in young adolescents.

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Published

2009-04-30

How to Cite

Kouloumenta Ι., Zetou Ε., Kosmidou Ε., & Theodorakis Γ. (2009). Smoking and Physical Activity of 1st Grate High Scholl Children’s: Examination through Social – Cognitive Theories and Parents’ Effect . Inquiries in Physical Education and Sport, 7(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.26253/heal.uth.ojs.ispe.2009.1295

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