Abstract
Many previous studies have reported that smoking behavior is
associated with a number of psychological variables. The present
study examined whether smoking behavior of Bangladeshi adults
can be predicted from their emotional intelligence, perceived
stress, and self-esteem. A self-report questionnaire package
comprising of Personal Information Form, Emotional
Intelligence Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale
was administered on a purposive sample of 210, nineteenthrough 45-year-old males distributed equally to smoking and
non-smoking groups to collect data. Pearson Point Biserial
Correlation and Binary Logistic Regression were performed to
analyze the data. The results of correlation analyses revealed that
smoking behavior of the respondents was negatively associated
with emotional intelligence and self-esteem and positively with
perceived stress. The results of regression analysis revealed that
perceived stress and self-esteem can independently and
significantly predict smoking behavior of the respondents. These
findings can be taken to suggest that antismoking policies should
incorporate, among others, strategies for enhancing emotional
intelligence, managing stress, and fostering self-esteem of
individuals to help prevent or stop their smoking behavior which
is the gateway to further addictive behaviors
Muhammad Kamal Uddin, Muhammad Tarikul Islam, Muhammad Asaduzzaman. (2012) Perceived Stress and Self-Esteem as Significant Predictors of Cigarette Smoking Behavior of Bangladeshi Male Adults, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 22, Issue 2.
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