Intention to Use E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: A Reasoned Action Approach

Autor/inn/en	Dobbs, Page D.; Branscum, Paul; Wilkerson, Amanda H.
Titel	Intention to Use E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking: A Reasoned Action Approach
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 51 (2020) 6, S.360-370 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dobbs, Page D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2020.1822238
Schlagwörter	Smoking; Health Behavior; Intention; Attitudes; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Adults; Test Construction; Test Validity; Prediction; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Vorhersage; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Background: Some electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users report using these products to quit smoking combustible cigarettes. Purpose: Using the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA), we sought to develop, confirm, and explore a measure of current smokers' intentions, attitudes (instrumental and experiential), social norms (injunctive and descriptive), and perceived behavioral control (capacity and autonomy) to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking. Methods: A sample of US young adults completed one of two cross-sectional online surveys. For the first sample (n = 315) exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to examine the structure of the original 31-item instrument. The second sample (n = 315) confirmed the model using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Structural equation modeling (SEM) tested the constructs' ability to predict intention. Results: SEM indicated instrumental attitudes (p < 0.05), experiential attitudes (p < 0.01), and injunctive norms (p < 0.05) predicted young adults' intentions to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking (r[superscript 2] = 0.43). Discussion: Further exploration is needed to determine if intention to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking is predictive of short- and long-term smoking abstinence. Translation to Health Education Practice: Health educators should emphasize the experience of using e-cigarettes, the importance of quitting cigarettes completely, and injunctive norms who support young adults switching to these devices. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01