Study of cigarette smoking status using extended parallel process model (EPPM) among secondary school male students in Shiraz city

Abstract

Smoking is recognized as the first preventable cause of mortality in the world. The early starting of cigarette smoking is a worrisome behavior, which is considered as a strong predictor to show that, this behavior will be continued in the higher ages. Fear appeal theories play effective roles to prevent of this unhealthy behavior. The extended parallel process model (EPPM) is a model that is drived from fear appeal theories and applied as a theoretical framework to change the behavior.