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ArticleSubstance use & misuse2022

Validation of the Electronic Cigarette Expectancy Scale for Adolescents.

Paul T Enlow, Nicholas Felicione, Desiree N Williford, Kristine Durkin, Melissa D Blank, Christina L Duncan

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Article in Substance use & misuse, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Measurement invariance in the Youth Electronic Cigarette Outcome Expectancies Questionnaire across sex and race/ethnicity in pre- to early adolescence.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Paul T EnlowCenter for Healthcare Delivery Science, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2665-198X
Nicholas FelicioneDepartment of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Desiree N WillifordDepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1763-5507
Kristine DurkinDepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7410-7228
Melissa D BlankDepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Christina L DuncanDepartment of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5460-7981
West Virginia University · USRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

WV Prevention Research CenterU48DP005004 · DP · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI DINO, GERI A · 2014 to 2018
$4.3M
Research Training Program in the Behavioral and Biomedical SciencesT32GM081741 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI BERREBI, ALBERT S, SIMPKINS, JAMES W. · 2008 to 2018
$2.1M
ACL HHS U48DP005004NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM081741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExpectancies of costs and benefits can be predictive of tobacco use, as well as cessation attempts and success. Measuring electronic cigarette (ECIG) expectancies is in its infancy, particularly among adolescents. However, the popularity of adolescent ECIG use demonstrates the need to understand better these contributing factors. Our aim was to evaluate the factor structure and initial psychometric properties of an ECIG expectancies questionnaire adapted from an existing validated scale for conventional cigarette smoking (

methodsFive-hundred sixty-nine adolescents (14-18 years; 60.1% female; 84.1% White) were recruited from high schools and an adolescent medicine clinic. Participants completed a battery of self-report measures, including the

resultsA three-factor solution was chosen based on statistical evidence and conceptual relevance. All three factors - Costs, Social Benefits, and Affective/Weight Benefits - had strong internal consistencies and demonstrated convergent validity via significant associations with peer ECIG use and Conscientiousness. The Costs and Affective/Weight Benefits factors also demonstrated convergent validity with sensation-seeking, intention to use ECIGs, and ECIG use status (current, lifetime, nonuser).

conclusionResults support the initial reliability and validity of the EESA scores. This factor structure is related to, yet different from, that observed not only for the SESA but also for other ECIG-expectancy measures among adult populations.

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Cigarette SmokingElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsVapingAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMalePsychometricsReproducibility of Resultsadolescent healthattitudesElectronic nicotine delivery systemspsychometrics

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PMID34796784
PMCPMC9109109
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