Perceived friend-making effects and propensity to try e-cigarettes among never-smoking adolescent students

YANG Fangying; XU Chengzhe; YANG Xiaozhao

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.08.008

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YANG Fangying, XU Chengzhe, YANG Xiaozhao. Perceived friend-making effects and propensity to try e-cigarettes among never-smoking adolescent students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(8): 1156-1159. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.08.008

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YANG Fangying, XU Chengzhe, YANG Xiaozhao. Perceived friend-making effects and propensity to try e-cigarettes among never-smoking adolescent students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(8): 1156-1159. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.08.008

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Perceived friend-making effects and propensity to try e-cigarettes among never-smoking adolescent students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.08.008

School of Sociology and Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou (510275), Guangdong Province, China

Received Date: 2023-04-18
Rev Recd Date: 2023-06-21

Available Online: 2023-08-26

Publish Date: 2023-08-25

Abstract

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Objective The current study aims to understand perceptions of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) smoking among Chinese adolescents who have never smoked and its role in forming friendships, while considering the association of the odds of trying e-cigarettes, so as to provide a basis for developing an e-cigarette control policy among this population. Methods From September 2022 to March 2023, 2 577 adolescent students from 13 cities of the Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas, and North and Southwest China were surveyed through a questionnaire by a multi-stage cluster sampling method. The study analyzed the perceived role of e-cigarette smoking in making friends, and its influence on intentions to try them among 2 076 never-smoking adolescent students. Results Among the adolescent students, 728(35.07%) were inclined to try e-cigarettes, and 68(3.28%) believed that e-cigarettes play a positive factor in making friends. The results of the Logistic regression analysis showed that compared to those who strongly disagreed that e-cigarettes play a role in making friends, intentions to try e-cigarettes were higher among never-smoking adolescent students who had responded "somewhat disagree" "neutral" "somewhat agree" and "strongly agree" times, respectively. Perceived harm caused by e-cigarettes, vaping behavior of friends and negative emotions were also significantly related to the odds of trying e-cigarettes(OR=1.34-1.91, P < 0.05). Conclusion Perceptions of the role of e-cigarettes in friend-making among never-smoking adolescent students were significantly associated with their intentions to try e-cigarettes. It is recommended to strengthen awareness and education about the harm caused by e-cigarettes among adolescents in order to reduce the associated health risks among this population.
- Smoking,
- Electronic cigarette,
- Cognition,
- Regression analysis,
- Adolescent

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