Jacob A. Rohde|Seth M. Noar|Casey Horvitz|Allison J. Lazard|Jennifer Cornacchione Ross|Erin L. Sutfin
The Role of Knowledge and Risk Beliefs in Adolescent E-Cigarette Use: A Pilot Study
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University
use ecigarettes vaping devices among adolescents urgent public health problem due concern adolescent exposure nicotine study examined 1 adolescentsrsquo knowledge beliefs ecigarette risks 2 whether knowledge risk beliefs associated ecigarette use n 69 adolescents completed crosssectional survey ecigarette knowledge attitudes ie risk beliefs behavior kab nearly half 47 sample reported ever using ecigarettes majority adolescents knew many risks ecigarettes differences never everusers however risk beliefs worrying health risks using ecigarettes varied across groups compared neverusers ecigarette everusers significantly less likely worry ecigarette health risks less likely think ecigarettes would cause negative health consequences less likely believe ecigarette use would lead addiction multivariable logistic regression prior combustible cigarette use motherrsquos education addiction risk beliefs ecigarettes emerged significant predictors adolescentsrsquo ecigarette use study reveals knowledge associated adolescent ecigarette use risk beliefs predict use