Which reference groups matter for Taiwanese high school adolescent smoking? A card sorting study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescence represents a pivotal period for the initiation of smoking behaviours. While family, peer and social groups serve as significant reference groups influencing adolescents' decision-making process, there remains a paucity of research that examines how diversified reference groups influence their smoking decisions.

Objective

The objective is to compare normative and informative influences given by different reference groups on adolescents' smoking decision-making.

Design

This study applied reference group theory and used the card sorting technique. Adolescents were presented with 16 cards portraying various reference groups and 27 cards portraying different types of reference group influences. They were asked to construct sentences as smoking-elicit

SUBMITTER: Tsai HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature