Adolescents, as tobacco consumers, have been the subject of constant interest and
research worldwide. Scientific research, both empirical and conceptual, provides clear
insight about the dangers and the environmental factors associated with tobacco smoking
among adolescents across the world. This paper is an attempt to contribute to existing
knowledge by proposing a conceptual model, which would contribute to our
understanding of how various environmental influencers are associated directly and
indirectly with adolescents’ smoking behavior. Specifically, this study attempts to close
the gap in literature by closely re-examining the effect of parental style, particularly
adolescents characterized by a religiously-oriented family communication pattern at
home and its potential association with smoking behaviour. Previous studies have only