Framing Effects in Youth E-Cigarette Use Prevention: Individual Text Messages versus Simulated Text Exchanges

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Xiaoquan; Cai, Xiaomei; Malterud, Andrea
Titel	Framing Effects in Youth E-Cigarette Use Prevention: Individual Text Messages versus Simulated Text Exchanges
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 50 (2023) 5, S.683-692 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhao, Xiaoquan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981221148965
Schlagwörter	Smoking; Prevention; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Program Effectiveness; Health Promotion; Information Dissemination; At Risk Persons; Adolescents; Simulation; Patients; Physicians + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Informationsverbreitung; Risikogruppe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Patient; Physician; Doctor; Arzt
Abstract	Electronic cigarettes are the most widely used tobacco product among youth in the United States. Although rapidly growing, research on effective message strategies for e-cigarette use prevention is still limited. This study examined the relative effectiveness of gain framing versus loss framing in youth-targeting prevention text messages delivered either as individual expository texts or simulated text exchanges between a youth patient and a pediatrician. A national sample of 1,084 youth susceptible to future e-cigarette use was randomized to condition in an online message testing experiment featuring a 2 (framing: gain vs. loss) × 2 (format: individual texts vs. simulated exchange) factorial design. Results revealed a consistent interaction between framing and messaging format in message liking, positive affect, attitude toward e-cigarette use, and future e-cigarette use intentions. The gain frame outperformed the loss frame in the simulated exchange conditions while the reverse trend was true for the individual text conditions. Furthermore, the main effect of messaging format was significant on multiple outcomes in favor of simulated text exchanges. The main effect of framing was only significant on negative affective response with the loss frame eliciting stronger responses. These findings suggest that the relative effectiveness of gain framing versus loss framing depends on how messages are presented in youth-targeting text messaging interventions. When messages are likely to be delivered in a discrete manner, the loss frame should be preferred. When greater interactivity and narrative development are possible, the gain frame should be favored. E-cigarette prevention efforts should leverage these insights to enhance message effectiveness. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01