Vaping characteristics and expectancies are associated with smoking cessation propensity among dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Most e-cigarette users who also smoke combustible cigarettes (dual users) begin vaping to quit smoking, yet only a subset succeeds. We hypothesized that reinforcing characteristics of e-cigarettes (vaping reinforcement) would positively predict smoking cessation propensity (SCP) among dual users.

Design

Secondary analysis of cross-sectional baseline data from dual users in an ongoing smoking cessation trial. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA) created latent variables for vaping reinforcement and SCP. A structural equation modeling (SEM) approach was used to test the hypothesis.

Setting

United States.

Participants

A national sample of dual users of combustible and electronic cigarettes who smoke and vape at least once

SUBMITTER: Brandon KO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629519 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature