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dc.contributor.advisorMwaba, Kelvin
dc.contributor.authorPopovac, Masa
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Psychology
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-16T10:53:18Z
dc.date.available2011/10/11 09:02
dc.date.available2011/10/11
dc.date.available2013-11-16T10:53:18Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11394/2393
dc.descriptionMagister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated three aspects related to smoking, namely, smoking behaviour, risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation. The theoretical framework of the study was the Information-Motivation-Behavioural (IMB) skills model. The study was a quantitative one, making use of a cross-sectional survey design to obtain data about the three variables of interest. Responses to statements about risk perception and attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in the questionnaire were arranged on a three-point Likert scale. The inferential statistics used were one-sample t-tests and Chi-square analyses. The results showed an overall smoking prevalence of 16%, with twice as many females than males being smokers in the sample. 'Coloured' students in both genders had the highest smoking rate compared to all other race groups. The knowledge of the health risks of smoking were very high, however smokers had a lower perception of risk compared to non-smokers. Moreover, while there was a fair amount of support for anti-smoking legislation among smokers, smokers tended to show less support for legislation than non-smokers, especially to those parts of the legislation that affect them more directly. The results of the study indicate a clear connection between smoking behaviour and the effect it has on both risk perception as well as attitudes to anti-smoking legislation in individuals.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectSmokingen_US
dc.subjectTobacco useen_US
dc.subjectWestern Capeen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectRisk perceptionen_US
dc.subjectAntismokingen_US
dc.subjectLegislationen_US
dc.subjectAnti-tobacco policyen_US
dc.subjectInformation-Motivation-Behavioural (IMB) skills modelen_US
dc.subjectQuantitativeen_US
dc.subjectCross-sectional surveyen_US
dc.titleSmoking behaviour, risk perception and attitude to anti-smoking legislation among students at the University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa


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