Brown Rachel, Van Godwin Jordan, Copeland Lauren, Hallingberg Britt, Angel Lianna, MacDonald Sarah, Segrott Jeremy, Moore Graham
Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK.
Tob Use Insights. 2020 Aug 12;13:1179173X20938770. doi: 10.1177/1179173X20938770. eCollection 2020.
Experimentation with e-cigarettes has grown rapidly among UK adolescents. To date, this topic has been primarily researched in secondary schools, with less understanding of development of attitudes and behaviours at an earlier age. This research reports qualitative data from interviews with pupils, parents, and teachers at 4 case study schools in Wales (N = 42). It draws on Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory to consider how the intersection of systems surrounding primary school-age children and their interaction with these systems, shape knowledge, and attitudes towards e-cigarettes and tobacco. Findings indicate that consistent messaging on smoking from school and family was reflected in strong disapproval among pupils and clear understanding of harms. This was less evident for e-cigarettes, where messages were mixed and inconsistent between home and school, with concerns over what to tell children about e-cigarettes in light of mixed messages and absence of official guidance. Implications of findings for policy and teaching are discussed.
电子烟在英国青少年中的试用情况迅速增加。迄今为止，这一主题主要是在中学进行研究，而对于更小年龄段的态度和行为发展了解较少。本研究报告了来自威尔士4所案例研究学校的学生、家长和教师访谈的定性数据（N = 42）。它借鉴了布朗芬布伦纳的生态系统理论，以考虑小学适龄儿童周围系统的交叉点以及他们与这些系统的相互作用如何塑造对电子烟和烟草的认识及态度。研究结果表明，学校和家庭关于吸烟的一致信息传递反映在学生的强烈反对以及对危害的清晰认识上。对于电子烟而言，这种情况不太明显，家庭和学校之间的信息混杂且不一致，鉴于信息混杂且缺乏官方指导，人们对如何向儿童讲述电子烟的问题感到担忧。文中讨论了研究结果对政策和教学的启示。
