Abstract

The current study aimed at identifying different aspects pertaining to the extent of smoking prevelence among SQU students. Among these aspects, reasons behind students’ smoking, students’ atttiudes towards smoking, their attempts to quit, and their awarness of smoking negative efffects in terms of physical, psychological, social, and academic effects. Quantitiative approach was used and the sample included 3931 male and female students (22.80% of the population), who were enrolled in different colleges and from different academic degrees (e.i., undergraduate and postgraduate studies).

Publication details

DOI
10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212
Journal
Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 10(1), 5-20
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
Open access
Gold open access
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Cite this article

APA 7

Aldhafri, S. (2025). Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 10(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212

MLA 9

Aldhafri, Said. "Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1, 2025, pp. 5-20. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212.

Chicago (author–date)

Aldhafri, Said. 2025. "Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 10 (1): 5-20. https://doi.org/10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212.

Harvard

Aldhafri, S. (2025) 'Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment', Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 10(1), pp. 5-20. doi:10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212.

Vancouver

Aldhafri S. Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 2025;10(1):5-20. doi:10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212

IEEE

S. Aldhafri, "Smoking among Sultan Qaboos University Students: Prevalence rates, attitudes, causes and treatment," Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 5-20, 2025, doi: 10.53542/jass.v10i1.3212.