South Korean Adolescents’ Intention to Smoke.

SMOKING & psychology; INTENTION; KOREANS; TOBACCO use; TEENAGERS; PLANNED behavior theory; CONTROL (Psychology) in adolescence; ATTITUDES toward smoking; RETAIL industry; PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CONFIDENCE intervals; HEALTH attitudes; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; RISK perception; STATISTICAL sampling; SELF-management (Psychology); SEX distribution; SMOKING; SOCIAL norms; SURVEYS; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; ODDS ratio

The article discusses a research study designed to examine the associations between intention to smoke and three constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior among adolescents in South Korea, and it mentions South Koreans' attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control related to smoking. Socio-demographic and economic factors are addressed, along with information about licensed tobacco retailers near schools in South Korea. Smoking-related health risks are assessed.