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

Table 4

Steps of multivariate linear regression (stepwise) analysis in predicting smoking preventive behavior in students.

Criterion variable	Predictive variable	Correlation value (R)	Explanatory coefficient (R^2)	Adjusted explanation coefficient
Empowerment components	Problem-solving skill	0.394	0.155	0.153
	Problem-solving skill and negative attitude towards smoking	0.474	0.225	0.221
	Problem-solving skill, negative attitude towards smoking, and self-efficacy	0.502	0.252	0.247
	Problem-solving skill, negative attitude towards smoking, self-efficacy, and group dependence	0.514	0.264	0.257