WHO'S VAPING? UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOGRAPHICS OF ADOLESCENT E-CIGARETTE USERS IN AN ERA OF GROWING USE

Purpose: Teen e-cigarette use in the U.S. increased significantly from 2017 to 2018, reversing a trend of declining overall tobacco use. For high school students, current e-cigarette use increased from 11.7% in 2017 to 20.8% in 2018, a staggering 78% increase. Given the effects of nicotine addiction...

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Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2020-02, Vol.66 (2S), p.S33
Main Authors: Jackson, Dawnyéa, Stalgaitis, Carolyn A, Wagner, Dana E, Beckerley, Shiloh, Fernandez, Priscilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adolescents
Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes
Intervention
Nicotine
Polls & surveys
Risk
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Smoking
Social identity
Social media
Social networks
Social orientation
Social values
Teenagers
Tobacco
Value orientations
Values
Vaping
Young adults
Youth
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Summary:Purpose: Teen e-cigarette use in the U.S. increased significantly from 2017 to 2018, reversing a trend of declining overall tobacco use. For high school students, current e-cigarette use increased from 11.7% in 2017 to 20.8% in 2018, a staggering 78% increase. Given the effects of nicotine addiction on youth, and the potential association between e-cigarette use and cigarette smoking initiation among youth, it is important to understand which adolescents are at higher risk for e-cigarette use. We sought to investigate the psychographies of adolescent e-cigarette users - their social orientation and their personal values - to identify which teens are at greatest risk, which can serve to inform the development of future interventions. Methods: An online survey was conducted with Virginia teens ages 1419 (N= 1,594) recruited via social media. The survey included questions about demographics and current (30-day) e-cigarette use. Participants also completed the Social Prioritization Index (SPI), which measures an individual's social orientation (how much they prioritize their social lives over other aspects of their lives) and has been associated with tobacco use among young adults. Finally, participants reported their level of agreement with a series of personal values statements (e.g. "Following tradition is important to me," "I care about being fashionable" ). Chi-square tests with follow-up z-tests were used to identify groups with a higher prevalence of past 30-day (current) e-cigarette use. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine predictors of current use, controlling for demographics. All reported results are significant at p
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972