AUTHOR=Pavlikova Barbara , Baska Tibor , Freel Lenka , Van Dijk Jitse Pieter 

TITLE=Smoking is a Risk Factor for Generation Z, Too: The Evolution of the Attitudes

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 68 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1604760

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1604760

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives: Generation Z, defined as “post-millennial”, is considered to be the first generation that could end smoking. The objective is to report the evolution of smoking and attitudes of the Generation Z.
Methods: Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data on cigarette smoking among 3557 adolescents (age range 13–15) in 2016 as well as on attitudes towards tobacco use and control measures were used to explore the level of compliance of adolescents with anti-tobacco regulations in Slovakia within the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC). We used the concept of in-tention as explained in Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour (1985), focusing on the role of subjective norm and perceived be-havioural control. 
Results: We found a decrease in ever smoking, current smoking and frequent smoking. We found that these adolescents start experimenting with dependence-causing substances, such as tobacco, regardless of existing rules.
Conclusion: Adolescents were attracted to smoking, although they were aware of health effects of passive smoking, and a vast majority liked smoke-free places. They are also influenced by their peers and parental models.