Scheinfeld Emily, Crook Brittani, Perry Cheryl L
Emily Scheinfeld, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, The University of Texas at Tyler. Brittani Crook, Affiliated Fellow with the Center for Health Communication, The University of Texas at Austin. Cheryl L. Perry, The Rockwell Distinguished Chair in Society and Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Health Behav Policy Rev. 2019 Mar;6(2):115-127. doi: 10.14485/hbpr.6.2.1. Epub 2019 Mar 1.
The use of e-cigarettes among college undergraduates is a prevalent problem across the United States. Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), we examined the relationship between memorable messages and early adulthood e-cigarette use.
We recruited 159 students to complete a survey at Time 1 and 126 of those students completed the second survey.
Structural equation modeling demonstrated that attitudes and norms are significantly associated with intentions to use e-cigarettes, whereas efficacy is negatively associated with intentions to use. Intentions were positively associated with actual use of e-cigarettes at Time 2.
Our findings contribute to understanding young adults' experiences with alternative tobacco products, and demonstrate a need to create health education and promotion campaigns based on TPB constructs.
美国大学生使用电子烟是一个普遍存在的问题。在计划行为理论(TPB)的指导下,我们研究了令人难忘的信息与成年早期电子烟使用之间的关系。
我们招募了159名学生在时间1完成一项调查,其中126名学生完成了第二次调查。
结构方程模型表明,态度和规范与使用电子烟的意图显著相关,而效能与使用意图呈负相关。意图与时间2时电子烟的实际使用呈正相关。
我们的研究结果有助于理解年轻人使用替代烟草产品的经历,并表明有必要基于TPB构建开展健康教育和促进活动。