ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH2016
Formative research to identify perceptions of e-cigarettes in college students: Implications for future health communication campaigns.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interpersonal communication and perceived norms as social influence mechanisms of e-cigarette use among adults: a systematic review.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017Pooled it
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- Aerosol, vapor, or chemicals? College student perceptions of harm from electronic cigarettes and support for a tobacco-free campus policy.Journal of American college health : J of ACHTrial
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- Exposure to e-cigarette content on social media and its association with risk perception, perceived benefits, and vaping perceptions among college students: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Patterns and Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Initiation and Transition Among University Students in Al-Madinah City, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Differences in young adults' perceptions of e-cigarettes by history of use.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2024Article
- Sexy, trashy, cool: Perceptions of electronic cigarette users across sociodemographic groups and E-cigarette use among United States Air Force Airmen.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- A Person-Centered Approach to Moralization-The Case of Vaping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Employing the theory of planned behaviour to design an e-cigarette education resource for use in secondary schools.BMC public health · 2022Article
- "That's the whole thing about vaping, it's custom tasty goodness": a meta-ethnography of young adults' perceptions and experiences of e-cigarette use.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2021Review
- The use of the health belief model to assess U.S. college students' perceptions of COVID-19 and adherence to preventive measures.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- Adult Social Environments and the Use of Combustible and Electronic Cigarettes: Opportunities for Reducing Smoking in the 30s.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of E-cigarette Use Among College Students.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Study on E-Cigarettes and Pregnancy (STEP) - Results of a Mixed Methods Study on Risk Perception of E-Cigarette Use During Pregnancy.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2021Article
- Research on Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Use, 2013-2018, From the Food and Drug Administration-National Institutes of Health Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020Review
- STudy on E-Cigarettes and Pregnancy (STEP) - Study Protocol of a Mixed Methods Study on Risk Perception of E-Cigarette Use During Pregnancy and Sample Description.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2020Article
- Dual use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and smoked tobacco: a qualitative analysis.Tobacco control · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis formative study examined perceptions of e-cigarettes in college students with the goal of informing future health communication campaigns. Differences between e-cigarette users and nonusers were also examined.
participantsThirty undergraduate students were recruited from a large southwestern public university (15 users, 15 nonusers).
methodsStructured interviews were conducted and transcripts were coded for themes.
resultsAlthough users had more favorable attitudes toward e-cigarettes, both users and nonusers believed that e-cigarettes produce water vapor and reported that e-cigarettes were less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Potential health consequences and addiction concerns were the most common perceived threats for both users and nonusers. Both nonusers and users cited social stigma as a perceived disadvantage of e-cigarette use.
conclusionsUltimately, themes with particular relevance to future health communication campaigns included negative perceptions of e-cigarette users and social stigma, as well as harm perceptions and potential health consequences associated with e-cigarette use.
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