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  • Health Communication
  • Behavioral Science

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  • E-cigarette risk communication faces challenges due to risk information avoidance (RIA).
  • The risk information seeking and processing (RISP) model provides a framework for understanding information processing.
  • Previous research highlights the need for comprehensive models to predict RIA in e-cigarette users.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictors of e-cigarette users' RIA.
  • To extend the RISP model by incorporating scientific uncertainty and channel beliefs.
  • To understand the pathways leading to RIA in the context of e-cigarettes.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was administered to 593 e-cigarette users.
  • Statistical analyses were used to examine the relationships between variables.
  • A comprehensive model was applied to predict RIA.

Main Results:

  • Heightened risk perceptions led to negative affective responses (fear, anger, sadness, guilt), increasing RIA intentions.
  • Scientific uncertainty directly predicted RIA and indirectly influenced it through perceptions of information quality.
  • Negative perceptions of information quality mediated the relationship between scientific uncertainty and RIA.

Conclusions:

  • Two pathways contribute to e-cigarette users' RIA: one driven by negative affect from risk perceptions, and another by scientific uncertainty impacting information quality perceptions.
  • Findings suggest strategies to mitigate maladaptive RIA are needed.
  • Addressing scientific uncertainty and improving information quality may reduce RIA and enhance risk communication effectiveness.