ArticleNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2023
Vaping Flavors and Flavor Representation: A Test of Youth Risk Perceptions, Novelty Perceptions, and Susceptibility.
Article in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Trends in U.S. Adolescent Use of Vaping and Flavored Solutions for Marijuana Consumption, 2021-2024.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2025Article
- The effect of standardised packaging and limited flavour descriptors of vape pods among adults and youth in Great Britain: a cross-sectional between-subjects experimental study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Article
- Impact of nicotine-free and nicotine-rich flavored electronic cigarette refill liquids on primary human melanocyte function.Toxicology reports · 2025Article
- "Ice" flavor elements in E-cigarette images: Influence on liking and intention to use among youth who are at risk of E-cigarette use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Examining the flavor descriptors of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches in the Philippines: Regulatory challenges and opportunities.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Adolescents' Experiences and Perceptions of E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Tobacco Free Nicotine Vaping Products: A Study of Health Halo Effects Among Middle School Youth.Journal of health communication · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionWhether novelty-flavored vaping devices should be available in the marketplace has been a hotly contested debate. From one perspective, the variety of different flavors, such as fruit and mint, may help adult cigarette smokers who are seeking to switch to reduced-harm nicotine products. However, these flavors are also wildly popular among youth, creating concerns about new nicotine product use among minors. AIMS AND
methodsThis experiment (n = 176) tests whether vaping flavors (tobacco vs fruit) and flavor representations on packages (flavor color, flavor image) influence how middle school youth perceive vaping products.
resultsWhile results show no difference in risk perceptions based on condition, novelty perceptions (eg, how fun, interesting) and susceptibility to vaping are highest among those who view the fruit-flavored vaping product with flavor color and flavor image. Those who viewed this condition reported higher novelty perceptions and susceptibility than those who viewed the fruit-flavored vaping product with no flavor color and no flavor image. Additionally, they reported higher novelty perceptions than those who viewed the tobacco-flavored vaping product with flavor color and flavor image. A post-hoc analysis in supplemental data shows that youth who report lower risk perceptions and higher susceptibility have higher behavioral intentions to vape in the next year.
conclusionFindings suggest that restricting flavor representation on packaging might reduce how fun and interesting youth perceive these products to be and how susceptible they are to using them.
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