The acceptance of and factors associated with the adherence to a campus-wide smoking ban at the University of Twente among students

In 2020, a new smoking ban was introduced at the University of Twente to reduce (passive) smoking, which disallows smoking on the whole campus, excluding the living areas. The aim of this study was to research whether the acceptance of the smoking ban after implementation changed by comparing it to existing data on acceptance before the smoking ban was introduced, provided by the study of Ditzel et al. (2019). Acceptance was defined by attitude and the intention to enforce the ban. In addition, it was investigated if habitual smoking on campus, the presence of other smoking restrictions at home, and the influence of perceived smoking among peers could have an impact on the acceptance and thus compliance with the ban. Also, smoking status (as a moderator) was added to these analyses.