ArticleJournal of addiction research & therapy2013
A Protection Motivation Theory-Based Scale for Tobacco Research among Chinese Youth.
Article in Journal of addiction research & therapy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04982978 (The Effectiveness of the Protection Motivation Theory in Reducing Vaping Behaviour in a Student Population), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.
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- Psychometric evaluation of a new instrument to hookah tobacco smoking-related factors in the Iranian female university students based on the Extended Parallel Process Model.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Protection Motivation Perspective Regarding the Use of COVID-19 Mobile Tracing Apps Among Public Users: Empirical Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- How do self-exempt beliefs affect intentions to quit smoking? An exploration of the mediating role of threat appraisal and coping appraisal.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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- Protection Motivation Theory and Rabies Protective Behaviors Among School Students in Chonburi Province, Thailand.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2021Article
- Tobacco dependence affects determinants related to quitting intention and behaviour.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Psychological Factors Affecting Risk Perception of COVID-19: Evidence from Peru and China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Rates of tobacco use among adolescents in China and other lower and middle-income countries remain high despite notable prevention and intervention programs. One reason for this may be the lack of theory-based research in tobacco use prevention in these countries. In the current study, a culturally appropriate 21-item measurement scale for cigarette smoking was developed based on the core constructs of Protection Motivation Theory (PMT). The scale was assessed among a sample of 553 Chinese vocational high school students. Results from correlational and measurement modeling analysis indicated adequate measurement reliability for the proposed PMT scale structure. The two PMT Pathways and the seven PMT constructs were significantly correlated with adolescent intention to smoke and actual smoking behavior. This study is the first to evaluate a PMT scale for cigarette smoking among Chinese adolescents. The scale provides a potential tool for assessing social cognitive processes underlying tobacco use. This is essential for understanding smoking behavior among Chinese youth and to support more effective tobacco use prevention efforts. Additional studies are needed to assess its utility for use with Chinese youth in other settings.
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