Influence Of Parenting Syle And Peer Relations On Smoking And Drinking Behavior Among High School Student In Bogor

Abstract

Smoking and drinking are risky behavior for adolescence, and there are family, peer, and school that play a role in the formation of adolescent behavior. This research aimed to analyze the influence of parenting style and peer relations with smoking and drinking behavior among high school student in Bogor. This research was conducted in six schools and data was collected on May until June 2012. The sampling of this research was 200 adolescents consisted of 100 boys and 100 girls that was selected by random sampling technique. The sample criteria of this research were grade 10 students and came from an intact family. The Result showed , prevalence of adolescent’s smoking behavior was 18.5 percent and prevalence for adolescent’s drinking behavior was 13 percent. There was no relation between parenting style with adolescent’s smoking and drinking behavior. There was relation between peer drinking behavior with their’s drinking behavior. Gender was related with adolescent’s smoking and drinking behavior. Logistic Regression analyses showed that gender, peer relations, and perception to smoking and drinking significantly influenced to smoking and drinking behavior. Which means that boys riskier to smoking and drinking behavior, and the stronger peer relations and perception toward smoking and drinking behavior riskier to their’s smoking and drinking behavior. Meanwhile Family income positively influenced to drinking behavior.