Abstract
Investigation of Smoking Habits and Quality of Life of University Students (Sample of Sinop University)
This study aims to investigate the effect of smoking habits and quality of life of the
university students in Sinop University. 2923 students (1648 female, 1275 male) from
different Faculties and Applied Schools participated to research. Personal information
form and Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF), were utilized as data collection tool.
Descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test were used to analyze. Almost onethird
of the participants (%33,4); female students 25% and male students 55.3%, were
detected as smoking. Departments with the highest smoking habits are Vocational School
(51.1%) and Gerze Vocational School (47%), and departments with the lowest smoking
habits are Faculty of Theology (15.2%), Faculty of Education (25%) and Health Services
Vocational School (25%). ‘Psychological’ and ‘environmental-cultural’ scores of the
smoking students were found low compared to who do not smoke. In conclusion, we may
suggest that smoking habits of the university students influence their quality of life severely, so non-smoking students have better quality of life.
Keywords
Smoking, Smoking Habit, Sinop University, University Student, Quality of Life.
