Study on adolescents’ smoking intentions: the influence of peer smoking and the mediating roles of beliefs and attitudes toward smoking behavior

Peer smoking not only directly enhances adolescents' future smoking intentions but also indirectly reinforces this effect by altering their beliefs and attitudes toward smoking behavior. Therefore, conducting precise interventions targeting beliefs and attitudes toward smoking behavior can effectively mitigate the negative influence of peer smoking, thereby providing empirical evidence for adolescent tobacco control strategies.