Predicting Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use: Differences by Never, Ever, and Current Users.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Rising rates of adolescent electronic cigarette (ECIG) use is concerning because it can lead to adverse health outcomes and increased risk behavior. There are known predictors of ever versus never ECIG use, but less are known about risk factors for ever versus current use of ECIGs. Problem behavior theory (PBT) was used to evaluate possible risk factors for different ECIG use status.

Methods

Participants were 573 high school students who completed questionnaires measuring ECIG use, as well as constructs within the Social Environment, Perceived Environment, Personality, and Behavior domains of PBT. Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate how predictor variables differentiated between participants who reported (a) never use, (b) ever ECIG use, or (c) cur

SUBMITTER: Enlow PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125499 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature