Association Between Problem Behaviors and Quit Attempts among Adolescents Who Smoke

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the relationship between problem behaviors and quit attempts among adolescents who smoke in Korea.
• Analyzed data from 2,421 adolescent smokers.
• Dependent variable: Quit attempt; Independent variables: Demographics, smoking characteristics, problem behaviors (sexual experience, alcohol use, drug use).
• Conducted complex sample logistic regression analysis using SPSS 29.0.
• Of participants, 1,607 (65.7%) attempted to quit smoking, while 814 (34.3%) did not.
• Statistically significant correlations were found between quit attempts and age, smoking type, quit education experience, and friends' smoking status.
• Adolescents without sexual or drug use experiences were significantly more likely to attempt quitting, unlike those with alcohol use experience.