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. 2021 Jul 23;18(15):7834.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157834.

Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

Yi-Chun Liu  1 , Li-Chen Yen  2 , Fang-Yih Liaw  3 , Ming-Han Lin  4 , Shih-Hung Chiang  4 , Fu-Gong Lin  4 , Ching-Huang Lai  4 , Senyeong Kao  4   5 , Yu-Tien Chang  4 , Chia-Chao Wu  6 , Yu-Lung Chiu  4   5
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Gender Differences in the Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour on Smoking Cessation Intention in Young Soldiers

Yi-Chun Liu et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) explanation of smoking cessation intentions consists of gender differences. The purpose of this study is to adopt the extended TPB to discuss factors influencing the smoking cessation intentions of young adult volunteer soldiers and to further compare the respective factors for both genders.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 139 and 165 male and female volunteer soldiers who smoked, respectively. Research participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that comprised items pertaining to the participants' demographic characteristics, smoking behaviours, smoking cessation experiences, social environments, and TPB variables.

Results: Subjective norms (friends) are a positive key factor for young adult male (β = 0.033, p = 0.012) and female (β = 0.076, p < 0.001) volunteer soldiers' smoking cessation intentions, and perceived behavioural control is a key factor for male young (β = 0.226, p = 0.040) adult volunteer soldiers' smoking cessation intention. The extended TPB accounted for 27.9% and 53.2% of the variance in the intention to quit smoking in the male and female volunteer soldiers, respectively.

Conclusions: We suggest that smoking cessation strategies can reinforce gender-specific intervention strategies to assist young adult volunteer soldiers in smoking cessation.

Keywords: gender difference; intention; smoking cessation; theory of planned behaviour (TPB).

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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