Influencing factors of smoking behavior among adolescents: A literature review

Abstract

Introduction: Smoking is a behavior that causes many problems, especially health problems. However, the number of smokers in Indonesia keeps increasing, including adolescents smokers. Although regulations have been made to reduce smoking behavior, the Indonesian people still continue to smoke. Method: This research method used literature reviews from PubMed and Google Scholar published between 2013 and 2021. Results and Discussion: The results of this study indicate that the influencing factors of smoking behavior among adolescents are the influence of friends (four articles), the influence of family (three articles), curiosity (two articles), stress level (one article), and lack of strict regulations regarding smoking behavior (one article). Conclusion: Factors that influence adolescents to smoke are the influence of friends, family influence, curiosity and trial and error, stress levels, and lack of application of regulations regarding smoking behavior.