Authors :
Dr Aditya Farsole; Prishita Basia
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 8 - August
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/7ue35jyc
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8304090
Abstract :
In today’s world to raise a child, parenting
styles are more focused upon and adolescents is age
where sensitivity of the relationship between parents and
children is highest. To avoid bad habits like smoking,
alcohol, drug abuse etc. parents might use strict
approach towards adolescents which makes them
rebellious and go against their parents. The objective of
this paper was to study the role of antismoking parental
actions on attitude of adolescents towards smoking. The
research was conducted on 105 participants of the age
group 18- and 19-years old adolescents. Through
convenience sampling, the sample was taken. The data
was collected by self-made questionnaire using a Likert
scale to measure the attitude having the criterions such
as rules about smoking in one's home, using non-
smoking sections of public establishments and asking
others not to smoke in one's presence of their child, in
adopting adolescents’ attitude towards smoking. The
results were analysed using descriptive statistics and
Spearman’s coefficient using SPSS software, showing no
effect of antismoking parental action on the attitude of
adolescents. Parental actions influence teenagers, but
attitude is persuasive and can change through factors
like peer pressure and social media in this study.
Keywords :
Anti-Smoking, Smoking, Parenting, Adolescents, Correlation
In today’s world to raise a child, parenting
styles are more focused upon and adolescents is age
where sensitivity of the relationship between parents and
children is highest. To avoid bad habits like smoking,
alcohol, drug abuse etc. parents might use strict
approach towards adolescents which makes them
rebellious and go against their parents. The objective of
this paper was to study the role of antismoking parental
actions on attitude of adolescents towards smoking. The
research was conducted on 105 participants of the age
group 18- and 19-years old adolescents. Through
convenience sampling, the sample was taken. The data
was collected by self-made questionnaire using a Likert
scale to measure the attitude having the criterions such
as rules about smoking in one's home, using non-
smoking sections of public establishments and asking
others not to smoke in one's presence of their child, in
adopting adolescents’ attitude towards smoking. The
results were analysed using descriptive statistics and
Spearman’s coefficient using SPSS software, showing no
effect of antismoking parental action on the attitude of
adolescents. Parental actions influence teenagers, but
attitude is persuasive and can change through factors
like peer pressure and social media in this study.
Keywords :
Anti-Smoking, Smoking, Parenting, Adolescents, Correlation
