Examining indirect effects of advertising exposure on young adults' cannabis and nicotine vaping.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine longitudinal associations between exposure to two types of advertisements (medical/recreational cannabis and e-cigarette retailers [vape shops]) and young adults' cannabis and nicotine vaping behavior. Positive and negative expectancies for cannabis and vaping nicotine were examined as mediators of these associations.

Method

Secondary analysis of observational data from a longitudinal cohort of young adults recruited from Southern California (Wave 13: N = 2,411, 56% female, M_age = 23.6). Participants completed web-based surveys annually, reporting on advertising exposure in 2018, expectancies in 2019, and cannabis and nicotine vaping in 2020. Two path models were specified: (a) of past-month cannabis vaping only, nicotine vaping

SUBMITTER: DiGuiseppi GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562515 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature