TY - JOUR AU - Jong Jee Leong AU - Helmi Sumilan AU - Heng Chin Siong AU - Florianna Lendai Michael PY - 2016/09/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Smoking and Its Impacts on Absenteeism and Stress: A Preliminary Study JF - Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development JA - JCSHD VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.33736/jcshd.358.2016 UR - https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/article/view/358 AB - The article highlights a preliminary study on smoking and its impact on absenteeism and stress in the work place. The article also includes an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in explaining the behavior of smoking. The Theory of Planned Behavior which was proposed by Icek Ajzen is used to predict an individual’s behavioural control and intention which are influenced by attitude and social norms to perform a behaviour. This article also discusses previous researches done on smoking and its relationship with absenteeism and stress among employees in organizations.  ER -