Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2020 May-Jun;68(4):347-356. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1549557. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
This convergent mixed methods study examined how information sources influence college students' beliefs and knowledge about vaping. College students either completed a survey ( = 522; January-April, 2016) or were interviewed ( = 33; 2015-2016). College students completed an online survey asking 'where' students had heard about e-cigarette and 'what' they had heard. Responses were quantified and a chi-square analysis was conducted. Additional college student e-cigarette users were interviewed about the credibility of information sources. Thematic analysis was conducted with the coded interviews. There was a significant relationship between information sources for e-cigarettes (social sources, media, advertising, education/research) and the messages they recalled. Friends who vaped and e-cigarette users were the most credible information sources. Confirmation bias and scientific impotence bias characterized assessment of e-cigarette information. Health education specialists working on college campuses should provide accurate information via communication channels most unitized by college students.
这项收敛混合方法研究考察了信息来源如何影响大学生对 vaping 的信仰和知识。大学生要么完成了一项调查（ = 522；2016 年 1 月至 4 月），要么接受了采访（ = 33；2015-2016 年）。大学生完成了一项在线调查，询问他们在何处听说过电子烟以及他们听说过什么。对回复进行量化并进行卡方分析。对额外的大学生电子烟使用者进行了关于信息来源可信度的采访。对编码采访进行了主题分析。电子烟的信息来源（社交来源、媒体、广告、教育/研究）与他们回忆的信息之间存在显著关系。吸电子烟的朋友和电子烟使用者是最可信的信息来源。对电子烟信息的评估存在确认偏差和科学无力性偏差。在大学校园工作的健康教育专家应该通过大学生最常用的沟通渠道提供准确的信息。
