Hubungan Pola Asuh Orang Tua dengan Kebiasaan Merokok pada Remaja di SMK Negeri 1 Kota Tebing Tinggi

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of physical growth where mental and emotional maturity highly affect the development. The role of parents is very important in forming a good parenting style on children. Parenting style is one of the most crucial aspects in shaping a child's behavior and character. Poor parenting type in a family can lead to deviant behavior, one of which is smoking. The research aims to find out the correlation between parenting style and smoking habit in adolescents of SMK Negeri I in Tebing Tinggi Municipality. Descriptive correlational method is employed in this research using cross-sectional approach. The samples are students of SMK Negeri I in Tebing Tinggi Municipality consisting of 75 respondents collected using purposive sampling technique. Bivariate data analysis is conducted using Pearson Chi-square test. The result of statistical test indicates p-value of 0.003, meaning that p-value is smaller than a (0.005). So, it concludes that there is a significant effect between parenting styles and smoking habit in adolescents of SMK Negeri I in Tebing Tinggi municipality. It is recommended that parents implement a good parenting style toward the smoking habit, and school is advised to provide counseling about smoking dangers in order to help students prevent the smoking habit.