ArticleHealth communication2018
Source Credibility and E-Cigarette Attitudes: Implications for Tobacco Communication.
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- Message Source Credibility and E-Cigarette Harm Perceptions among Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Tackling Smoker Misperceptions About E-cigarettes Using Expert Videos.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021Trial
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- Message development for a communication campaign to support health warning labels on cigars: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Media Search Frequency, Source Credibility About e-Cigarette Health Information, and Motivation to Quit EC Among University Students in Chengdu, China.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
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- Association of Vaping Identity and e-Cigarette Perceptions among Young Adults Who Vape.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
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- Associations between perceived source credibility, e-cigarettes, and e-cigarette ad perceptions.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- A thematic analysis of smokers' and non-smokers' accounts of E-cigarettes.Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
- Tobacco Harm Reduction as a Path to Restore Trust in Tobacco Control.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Development and Pretesting of Hookah Tobacco Public Education Messages for Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Smokers' and Young Adult Non-Smokers' Perceptions and Perceived Impact of Snus and E-Cigarette Modified Risk Messages.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- "Study Natural" without Drugs: An Exploratory Study of Theory-Guided and Tailored Health Campaign Interventions to Prevent Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Trust in Health Information Sources: Survey Analysis of Variation by Sociodemographic and Tobacco Use Status in Oklahoma.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2018Article
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Abstract
As there are many conflicting sources of e-cigarette information, research is needed to determine the impact of these sources on e-cigarette attitudes to inform future communication campaigns. Source credibility is important in shaping attitudes toward other health topics; however, no study has examined its role in influencing e-cigarette attitudes. Data from the 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey-FDA (HINTS-FDA) were utilized to assess differences in trust in different sources by e-cigarette user status and to investigate the associations between trust in sources and e-cigarette attitudes (n = 3,738). Differences in trust in sources were examined using weighted linear regression. Associations between trust in sources of e-cigarette health effects and attitudes toward e-cigarettes were assessed using weighted logistic regression. Overall, e-cigarette ever users reported significantly lower trust in governmental agencies as compared to never users. Trust in e-cigarette companies was negatively associated with perceived addictiveness of e-cigarettes (AOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.58, 1.00), while trust in doctors/pharmacists/healthcare providers was negatively associated with harm perceptions of e-cigarettes relative to conventional cigarettes (AOR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.55, 0.95). Trust in tobacco companies and trust in e-cigarette companies were negatively associated with absolute perceived harm of e-cigarettes (AOR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.51, 0.95; AOR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.46, 0.79, respectively). Results from this study indicate that the associations between trust in sources of e-cigarette health effects and e-cigarette attitudes differ both by source and specific attitude assessed. Ultimately, future campaigns should incorporate messaging to discredit industry sources of information and utilize non-governmental sources to effectively influence e-cigarette attitudes.
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