The Relationship of Family Function with Proactive Coping Smoking Cessation in Adolescents

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship between satisfaction with family functioning and proactive coping strategies in relation to smoking cessation among adolescents.

Method: A descriptive correlational design with a cross-sectional approach was employed. The study involved 161 adolescent respondents selected through total sampling. Data were gathered using the APGAR questionnaire to assess family function satisfaction and the Proactive Coping for Smoking Cessation (PCSC) questionnaire to evaluate coping mechanisms. Kendall’s Tau-b test was used for statistical analysis to explore the relationship between variables.

Results: The majority of respondents were female (57.8%) with an average age of 14 years. Most participants were categorized as passive smokers (72.7%), and nearly all reported having healthy family relationships (96.9%). Additionally, over half of the respondents (52.2%) demonstrated a moderate level of proactive coping. Bivariate analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between family function satisfaction and proactive coping related to smoking cessation, with a p-value of 0.030 (≤ 0.05).

Conclusion: There is a significant association between family function satisfaction and proactive coping in adolescents attempting to quit smoking. These findings highlight the role of family support in influencing positive behavioral change. Future studies may use these results as a reference for designing interventions that integrate family dynamics to enhance adolescent smoking cessation efforts.