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Orientation of US Young Adults toward E-cigarettes and their Use in Public

Craig W Trumbo¹, Raquel Harper²

¹Colorado State University, Department of Journalism and Media Communication, Fort Collins, CO.

Health Behavior and Policy Review

|March 3, 2015

Abstract

Objectives:

We examined use of e-cigarettes and views toward their use in public.

Methods:

An online survey of US adults aged 18-24 (N = 874) was used. Measures included tobacco/e-cigarette use, acceptability of public cigarette/e-cigarette use, intention to use e-cigarettes, attitudes and norms.

Results:

There was greater acceptance of public e-cigarette use than cigarettes. A path model revealed that attitudes and norms concerning e-cigarettes predicted the use of e-cigarettes beyond the effect of smoking. Attitudes also were shown to predict intention for future e-cigarette use above the effect of current and past smoking, and to predict acceptability of public use of e-cigarettes.

Conclusions:

Normative acceptance of e-smoking in public may contribute to the wider adoption of e-cigarettes.

Keywords:

E-cigarettes attitudes toward e-cigarettes norms public use

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