Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution

Due to their role as a centre of knowledge and character development, public higher education institutions serve as the best platform for emphasising health communication messages and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Higher educational institutions’ employees should have good physical and mental healt...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman, Ahmad, Che Mahzan, A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin
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Published:	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information
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spelling	iium-781962020-02-04T09:15:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78196/ Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman Ahmad, Che Mahzan A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information Due to their role as a centre of knowledge and character development, public higher education institutions serve as the best platform for emphasising health communication messages and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Higher educational institutions’ employees should have good physical and mental health to enable them to demonstrate good values to the students. Thus, the social cognitive theory (SCT) was specifically selected to take a close look at how a conducive environment and knowledge influence employees’ intention towards the tobacco-free policy. This study used the partial least squares (PLS) and structural equation modelling (SEM) software to examine factors influencing the adoption of tobacco-free policy among employees in a Malaysian higher education institution. It also measured the impact of workplace health promotion on employees’ intention to comply with tobacco cessation regulations. Statistical results confirmed that all three constructs of employees’ environment, self-efficacy, and knowledge have a significant influence on employees’ intention to adopt the tobacco-free policy. The results of the study contribute to a better understanding of the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ tobacco-free policy in Malaysia. The findings are useful for policymakers, higher education institutions, and practitioners in enhancing tobacco cessation policy in Malaysia. Limitations and suggestions for future research are also included in this paper. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78196/1/Intellectual%20Discourse%20December%202019%20.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78196/7/78196_Factors%20Driving%20the%20Intention%20to%20Adopt_wos.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78196/8/78196_Factors%20Driving%20the%20Intention%20to%20Adopt_scopus.pdf Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman and Ahmad, Che Mahzan and A.Manaf, Aini Maznina and Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin (2019) Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution. Intellectual Discourse, 27 (2). pp. 431-453. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639 https://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1428/866
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) H61.8 Communication of information Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman Ahmad, Che Mahzan A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
description	Due to their role as a centre of knowledge and character development, public higher education institutions serve as the best platform for emphasising health communication messages and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Higher educational institutions’ employees should have good physical and mental health to enable them to demonstrate good values to the students. Thus, the social cognitive theory (SCT) was specifically selected to take a close look at how a conducive environment and knowledge influence employees’ intention towards the tobacco-free policy. This study used the partial least squares (PLS) and structural equation modelling (SEM) software to examine factors influencing the adoption of tobacco-free policy among employees in a Malaysian higher education institution. It also measured the impact of workplace health promotion on employees’ intention to comply with tobacco cessation regulations. Statistical results confirmed that all three constructs of employees’ environment, self-efficacy, and knowledge have a significant influence on employees’ intention to adopt the tobacco-free policy. The results of the study contribute to a better understanding of the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ tobacco-free policy in Malaysia. The findings are useful for policymakers, higher education institutions, and practitioners in enhancing tobacco cessation policy in Malaysia. Limitations and suggestions for future research are also included in this paper.
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author	Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman Ahmad, Che Mahzan A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin
author_facet	Abdul Manan, Kamaruzzaman Ahmad, Che Mahzan A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Mohd Samin, Ahmad Shalihin
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title	Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
title_short	Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
title_full	Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
title_fullStr	Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
title_full_unstemmed	Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
title_sort	factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution
publisher	IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2019
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Factors driving the intention to adopt a tobacco-free policy among employees in a public higher education institution

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