Process of Change by Smoking Stage of Change among Korean Female Adolescents

Hyun, Myung Sun; Kang, Hee Sun; Lee, Young Ja

doi:2007.16.3.288

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 16(3); 2007 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2007;16(3):288-294.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2007.16.3.288 Published online September 30, 2007.

Process of Change by Smoking Stage of Change among Korean Female Adolescents

Myung Sun Hyun¹, Hee Sun Kang², Young Ja Lee³

¹Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Ajou University
²Assistanf Professor, Department of NursiHg, College of Medicine. Chung-Ang University
³Manager of Education & Pubficify Depaftment, Korean Asaociaiion & Smoking and Health

여자 청소년의 흡연행위의 변화단계에 따른 변화전략

현명선¹, 강희선², 이영자³

¹아주대학교 간호대학교 부교수
²중앙대학교 간호학과 조교수
³한국금연운동협의회 교육.홍보부장

Correspondence: Myung Sun Hyun, Tel: 82-31-219-7014, Fax: 82-219-7020,
Email: mhyun@ajou.ac.kr

Received: 26 July 2007

Abstract

Purpose
This study examined the processes of change by smoking stage of change among female adolescents.
Methods
This study was a cross-sectional survey. The data were collected from December, 2003 to January, 2004. A total of 127 female high school students who ever smoked were included. The nine mechanisms of change among ten suggested by Prochaska et al.(1988) were used.
Results
There were significant differences in the process of change by stage of change. Tukey post-hoc analysis showed that helping relationship was greater in contemplation than in maintenance stage. Self-determination was greater in action and maintenance stage compared to prcconteniplation stage.
Conclusion
Those change mechanisms that identified in Illis study can provide the framework in developing programs that focuses on the cessation of smoking in female adolescents.

Key Words: Smoking cessation; Adolescents