Determination of smoking habits and personality traits among nursing students

Durmaz A., Ustun B.

JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION, cilt.45, sa.8, ss.328-333, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3928/01484834-20060801-10
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NURSING EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.328-333
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this research was to determine the smoking habits of students who receive nursing education in universities and their personality traits. We found that 29.2% of the students were habitual smokers, and the average score on the Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence Test was 3.4 +/- 2.3. A significant difference in statistical terms was marked between the participants' smoking habits and the self-control factor. Because we found that the level of smoking among individuals with high self-control is rather low, providing information to students on quitting smoking and periodically assessing smoking status are recommended. In addition, individual improvement programs focused on the development of self-control can be added to nursing curricula.