Smoking Behavior and Self-Esteem of Students of Private Schools / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the relationship between smoking behavior and self-esteem of adolescents.Methods:1307 students of the seventh and eighth grades of 8 private schools completed questionnaires about smoking behavior and self-esteem. Results: More cigarettes smoking, less score of self-esteem. Those had quit smoking had higher scores in self-esteem than those can not quit. Students who chose“will smoke in the future”had lower self-esteem than the students chose“won't smoke in the future”.Conclusion:Smoking behavior is a marker of low self-esteem.