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  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Tobacco Control

Background:

  • E-cigarette marketing often portrays products as safer alternatives to traditional cigarettes.
  • Understanding the link between marketing exposure and e-cigarette use in young adults is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between receptivity to e-cigarette marketing and recent e-cigarette use among young adults.
  • To examine the mediating role of harm perceptions in this relationship.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was conducted with 307 multiethnic college students (mean age 23.5).
  • Participants included current, never, and former cigarette smokers in roughly equal proportions.
  • Data collected included exposure to e-cigarette marketing, beliefs about e-cigarette harm, and recent e-cigarette use.

Main Results:

  • Higher receptivity to e-cigarette marketing correlated with perceptions of lower harm from e-cigarettes compared to cigarettes.
  • Beliefs about e-cigarettes being less harmful were associated with increased recent e-cigarette use.
  • A significant indirect effect was found, with marketing receptivity influencing use through harm perceptions.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest that marketing e-cigarettes as safer alternatives or cessation aids may contribute to increased e-cigarette use among young adults.
  • These results underscore the need for regulations targeting e-cigarette marketing practices.
  • Further research is warranted to confirm these associations and inform policy development.