Predictors of Smoking Preventive Behavior Based on Empowerment Components among Male Students of High Schools: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.

According to the results of this study, it can be said that most adolescents are at risk of smoking. Explanatory factors for adopting the SPB include improving problem-solving skills, creating a negative attitude towards smoking, increasing self-efficacy to prevent smoking, reducing group dependence, and increasing self-esteem in adolescents. Multilevel interventions and actions by policymakers, educators, and related organizations to prevent adolescent smoking and educate them about adolescent empowerment skills to prevent smoking should be considered.