Assessing Perceptions and Behaviors Related to Vaping Nicotine: The Nicotine Addiction Perceptions Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existent research examining perceptions of nicotine addiction use largely surface level items that fail to address the complexity of nicotine addiction. Additional investigation is needed to better understand people's perceptions of nicotine addiction and whether these align with measures of nicotine dependence. Understanding these perceptions about nicotine addiction may help provide insight into vaping intentions and behavior. This study examines the validity of the Nicotine Addiction Perceptions (NAP) scale, a novel measure designed to assess perceptions of addictive vaping behavior that aligns with the clinical dimensions of tobacco use disorder.

Methods

Data were collected from U.S. adults via Prolific (n = 549). As part of scale development and validation a

SUBMITTER: Temourian AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12035213 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature