The role of social support and self-control in tobacco consumption: a cross-sectional study among tobacco consumers and non-consumers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco use is recognized as one of the most important causes of preventable death due to non-communicable diseases and disability worldwide. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing social support and self-control between tobacco consumers and non-consumers in Hormozgan Province.

Methods

The present cross-sectional study was conducted on the adult population above the age of 15 years living in Hormozgan province. A total number of 1,631 subjects were selected using a convenient sampling method. An online questionnaire was used to collect the data, which consisted of three sections: demographic information, Zimet's perceived social support and Tangney's self-control questionnaires. In the present study, Cronbach's alpha coefficients of social su

SUBMITTER: Homayuni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature