ArticleBMJ open2017
Qualitative analysis of young adult ENDS users' expectations and experiences.
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- Examining longitudinal associations between initial perceptions and experiences with electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use and use patterns among adults who smoke and recently initiated ENDS.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Prevalence, lived experiences and user profiles in e-cigarette use: A mixed methods study among French college students.PloS one · 2024Article
- Social Influence of E-cigarette Use among Asian Americans in California.American journal of health behavior · 2023Article
- A qualitative analysis of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) uptake and use among young adult never-smokers in New Zealand.PloS one · 2022Article
- "It is the One Thing that has Worked": facilitators and barriers to switching to nicotine salt pod system e-cigarettes among African American and Latinx people who smoke: a content analysis.Harm reduction journal · 2021Article
- Exploring How Social Media Exposure and Interactions Are Associated With ENDS and Tobacco Use in Adolescents From the PATH Study.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Article
- Motivations for use, identity and the vaper subculture: a qualitative study of the experiences of Western Australian vapers.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Addressing and Overcoming Barriers to E-Cigarette Use for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Peer crowd-based targeting in E-cigarette advertisements: a qualitative study to inform counter-marketing.BMC public health · 2020Article
- A Practice Theory Approach to Understanding Poly-Tobacco Use in the United States.Critical public health · 2020Article
- A qualitative study of e-cigarette use among young people in Ireland: Incentives, disincentives, and putative cessation.PloS one · 2020Article
- Product attributes important to US adult consumers' use of electronic nicotine delivery systems: a discrete choice experiment.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Dual use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and smoked tobacco: a qualitative analysis.Tobacco control · 2019Article
- E-cigarette Use and Cigarette Smoking Cessation among Texas College Students.American journal of health behavior · 2017Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesDespite extensive research into the determinants of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) uptake, few studies have examined the psychosocial benefits ENDS users seek and experience. Using a consumer ritual framework, we explored how ENDS users recreated or replaced smoking practices, and considered implications for smoking cessation.
designIn-depth interviews; data analysed using thematic analysis.
settingDunedin, New Zealand.
participants16 young adult ENDS users (age M=21.4, SD=1.9; 44% female).
resultsParticipants reported using different ENDS to achieve varying outcomes. Some used 'cigalikes' to recreate a physically and visually similar experience to smoking; they privileged device appearance over nicotine delivery. In contrast, others used personally crafted mods to develop new rituals that differentiated them from smokers and showcased their technical expertise. Irrespective of the device they used, several former smokers and dual users of cigarettes and ENDS experienced strong nostalgia for smoking attributes, particularly the elemental appeal of fire and the finiteness of a cigarette. Non-smoking participants used ENDS to maintain social connections with their peers.
conclusionsParticipants used ENDS to construct rituals that recreated or replaced smoking attributes, and that varied in the emphasis given to device appearance, nicotine delivery, and social performance. Identifying how ENDS users create new rituals and the components they privilege within these could help promote full transition from smoking to ENDS and identify those at greatest risk of dual use or relapse to cigarette smoking.
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