Youth-Targeted E-cigarette Marketing in the US.
Youth-Targeted E-cigarette Marketing in the US.
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在美国以青年为目标的电子烟市场营销。
DOI:
10.18001/trs.3.1.9
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发表时间:
2017-01
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Cappella JN
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作者:
Padon AA;Maloney EK;Cappella JN
The purpose of this project was to explore the extent to which e-cigarette advertisements use youth-appealing content. A sample of e-cigarette video ads (N = 154) were coded by 3 independent coders using the content appealing to youth (CAY) index, which measures over 40 youth-appealing features. To calculate a total CAY score for each ad, scores were normalized and summed such that a higher score represented the presence of more youth-appealing elements. All ads included some youth-appealing content, with frequent use of emotional appeals, including happiness (68%), friendship (41%), sex (24%), and success (24%). Over half featured animation. However, product appeals, known to be disliked by youth, were also prevalent. Eighty-seven percent used a direct appeal to e-cigarettes' value over tobacco cigarettes; 66% mentioned product composition; and 40% mentioned health. Given the unregulated context in the US, e-cigarette marketing currently contains many features that may be particularly appealing to youth.