National Youth tobacco surveys (2014-2019) show increasing beliefs in the harm and relative addiction of e-cigarettes but decreasing associations between those beliefs and e-cigarette use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the potential efficacy of increasing harm and relative addiction beliefs in discouraging e-cigarette use, we examined how adolescents' beliefs about e-cigarettes have changed over 6 years and how the predictive validity of these beliefs has changed over time.

Methods

Using data from the 2014-2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) (grades 6-12; N = 117,472), we evaluated the association between adolescents' beliefs about the harm and relative addiction of e-cigarettes and current e-cigarette use, as well as susceptibility to use. Logistic regressions and pairwise contrasts were used to analyze changes in these beliefs and determine how well these beliefs predict ever use, current use, and susceptibility to use over time.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10330167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature