Young people's use of disposable vapes: A qualitative study.
Background and aims: Youth use of disposable vapes has increased markedly in the United Kingdom in recent years, yet little is known about the motivations, experiences and perceptions of young people themselves. This study aimed to explore young people's experiences and use of disposable vapes. Meth...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 120; no. 3; pp. 458 - 468 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Publicado: |
Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2025
|
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=183756610&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 183756610 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652140 AIO jtl: Addiction issn: 09652140 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2025 vid: 120 iid: 3 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 183756610 177838708 183756610 183756610 10.1111/add.16570 183756610 ppf: 458 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Young people's use of disposable vapes: A qualitative study. aug: au: Notley, Caitlin Varley, Anna Pope, Ian Dawkins, Lynne Ward, Emma affil: Lifespan Health Research Centre, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK sug: subj: Vaping Psychosocial Factors Vaping Psychosocial Factors Disposable Equipment Utilization Human Funding Source United Kingdom Adolescence Young Adult Male Female Qualitative Studies Exploratory Research Consensus Interviews Smoking Social Behavior Electronic Cigarettes Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background and aims: Youth use of disposable vapes has increased markedly in the United Kingdom in recent years, yet little is known about the motivations, experiences and perceptions of young people themselves. This study aimed to explore young people's experiences and use of disposable vapes. Methods: This was a qualitative study recruiting young people reporting regularly vaping disposables, collecting data via dyad guided, individual and group interviews. Data analysis was theoretically informed by the Social Ecological Model. Inductive and deductive coding approaches were used, with resolution of coded interpretations by consensus. Results: Twenty‐nine young people aged 16–20 years participated in qualitative interviews. At the individual level, participants discussed how characteristics of disposable vapes were important to them—particularly price, accessibility and the attractive designs, colours, names and flavours. Young people frequently engaged in both vaping and tobacco smoking, seeing the behaviours as interchangeable dependent on context, and having inaccurate relative harm perceptions of vaping compared with smoking. Experimentation was widespread and many used vapes as a way of managing stress and anxiety. Vaping was positioned as a social behaviour, common among peers. Parental influence on vaping behaviour was minimal, although vaping initiation could be influenced by family vaping norms. Culturally, vaping was a widespread normalized behaviour. Young people were aware of media reports and potential harms, but were less aware of smoking related harms as a consequence. Conclusions: Disposable vapes appear to be attractive and accessible to young people in the United Kingdom. Vaping is normalized in this population, despite being seen as potentially damaging to health, and vaping and smoking are engaged in interchangeably. Underage sales of vapes are reportedly widespread. Strict regulation, such as banning products or increasing prices, may prompt UK youth to switch from vaping to smoking. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|