Reasons for E-cigarette Use, Vaping Patterns, and Cessation Behaviors Among US Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study sought to examine reasons for youth e-cigarette use in association with vaping patterns and cessation behaviors.

Aims and methods

A national representative sample of current (past 30-day) e-cigarette users in grades 6-12 was analyzed using the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), conducted from January to March 2020. An exploratory oblique factor analysis using a rotated pattern matrix to select salient variable-factor relationships yielded four subscales related to reasons for youth e-cigarette use. Multivariate logistic regressions were performed to assess the associations of each subscale with vaping patterns (frequent e-cigarette use, dual use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products) and vaping cessation behaviors (intention to quit vaping and

SUBMITTER: Lindpere V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature