Adolescents' attitudes towards e-cigarette ingredients, safety, addictive properties, social norms, and regulation
Adolescents' attitudes towards e-cigarette ingredients, safety, addictive properties, social norms, and regulation
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10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.10.019
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie
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作者：
Gorukanti, Anuradha;Delucchi, Kevin;Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie
电子烟的使用急剧增加。虽然有研究调查了青少年对吸烟的态度，但很少有人将这项研究扩展到青少年对电子烟的态度。本研究的目的是检查青少年对电子烟成分，安全性，成瘾性，社会规范，可及性，价格和监管的态度;并确定过去的香烟/电子烟使用是否会导致态度的不同。参与者为来自加州的786名9年级和12年级学生（63.21%为女性;平均年龄= 16.10岁[SD = 1.6]; 26.61%为白色，21.98%为亚洲/太平洋岛民，29.82%为西班牙裔，21.59%为其他）。结果显示，19.05%的参与者认为电子烟产生的烟雾是水; 23.03%的人认为电子烟不是烟草产品; 40.36%的人认为电子烟是为了戒烟，43.13%的人认为电子烟比香烟更安全。参与者认为与香烟相比，在室内和室外使用电子烟更容易接受（p = 0.0001），23.13%的人认为提高电子烟税是个坏主意，63.95%的人认为电子烟比香烟更容易获得，54.42%的人认为电子烟太贵，64.33%的人认为购买电子烟的年龄应该提高，64.37%的人赞成电子烟监管。使用电子烟和/或香烟的青少年对电子烟的态度明显比非使用者更有利。这项研究表明，青少年意识到电子烟的一些风险，尽管许多人对电子烟抱有误解，并对电子烟持有比香烟更有利的态度。值得关注的是，人们对电子烟的态度与使用之间的关系。研究结果表明，需要为青少年提供有关电子烟成分，风险以及其在戒烟中作用的证据不足的正确信息。(C)2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
E-cigarette use has dramatically increased. While studies have examined adolescents' attitudes towards smoking, few have extended this research to adolescents' attitudes towards e-cigarettes. The goal of this study was to examine adolescents' attitudes regarding e-cigarette ingredients, safety, addictive properties, social norms, accessibility, price, and regulation; and determinewhether attitudes differ by past cigarette/e-cigarette use. Participants were 786 9th and 12th graders from California (63.21% females; mean age = 16.10 years [SD = 1.6]; 26.61% White, 21.98% Asian/Pacific Islander, 29.82% Hispanic, and 21.59% other). Results indicated that 19.05% of participants believed smoke from e-cigarettes is water; 23.03% believed e-cigarettes aren't a tobacco product; 40.36% considered e-cigarettes to be for cessation, and 43.13% felt they were safer than cigarettes. Participants felt it was more acceptable to use e-cigarettes indoors and outdoors compared to cigarettes (p = 0.0001), 23.13% felt raising e-cigarette taxes is a bad idea, 63.95% thought e-cigarettes were easier to get than cigarettes, 54.42% felt e-cigarettes cost too much, 64.33% felt the age for buying e-cigarettes should be raised, and 64.37% favored e-cigarette regulation. Adolescentswho used e-cigarettes and/or cigarettes had significantly more favorable e-cigarette attitudes than non-users. This study indicates that adolescents are aware of some of the risks of e-cigarettes, although many harbor misperceptions and hold more favorable attitudes towards e-cigarettes than cigarettes. Of concern is the relationship between favorable e-cigarette attitudes and use. Findings suggest the need to provide adolescents with correct information about e-cigarette ingredients, risks, and the insufficient evidence of their role in cigarette cessation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.