College Students' Perceptions of Risk and Addictiveness of E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes

Autor/inn/en	Cooper, Maria; Loukas, Alexandra; Harrell, Melissa B.; Perry, Cheryl L.
Titel	College Students' Perceptions of Risk and Addictiveness of E-Cigarettes and Cigarettes
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 65 (2017) 2, S.103-111 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2016.1254638
Schlagwörter	College Students; Smoking; Correlation; Addictive Behavior; Surveys; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior; Statistical Analysis; Student Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Risk; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Rauchen; Korrelation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Risiko
Abstract	Background: As conventional cigarette use is declining, electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") use is rising and is especially high among college students. Few studies examine dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes among this population. This study explores the relationship between dual and exclusive e-cigarette / cigarette use and perceptions of harm and addictiveness of both products. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of data from students attending 24 colleges in Texas (n = 5,482). Multinomial logistic regression was employed to test the association between current e-cigarette / cigarette use and perceived harm and addictiveness of both products. Three tobacco groups were included: cigarette only users, e-cigarette only users, and dual users. Results: Dual users reported lower perceived harm of e-cigarettes most consistently (p<0.001, all comparisons). Perceived harm of cigarettes was significantly lower among cigarette only and dual users only, compared to non-users (p<0.001, all comparisons). Compared to non-users, all three groups reported significantly lower perceived addictiveness of e-cigarettes (p<0.001, all comparisons). The same finding was observed for perceived addictiveness of cigarettes, though findings were less consistent for the e-cigarette only group (p<0.02, all comparisons except one). Conclusion: Findings demonstrate that among college students, perceptions of harm and addictiveness of e-cigarettes are lower than those for conventional cigarettes. For both products, perceptions of harm and addictiveness were lower among exclusive and dual users, compared to non-users. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01