Identifying Promising Themes for Adolescent Vaping Warnings: A National Experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adolescent vaping remains a problem in the United States, yet little is known about what health warning themes most discourage vaping among adolescents. We sought to identify the most compelling themes for vaping warnings for US adolescents.

Methods

Participants were a national probability sample of 623 US adolescents aged 13-17 years, recruited in the summer of 2020. Adolescents were randomized to one of the five warning message themes about the potential health effects of vaping: 1. chemical harms, 2. lung harms, 3. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) harms, 4. nicotine addiction, or 5. control (messages about vape litter). The primary outcome was perceived message effectiveness (PME; 3-item scale). Secondary outcomes were negative affect (fear), attention, an

SUBMITTER: Rohde JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature