This research focuses on understanding how changes in harm perceptions affect the likelihood of tobacco-naïve adolescents initiating ENDS use.
Assessed harm perceptions among tobacco-naïve adolescents
Monitored changes in perceptions over time
Analyzed intentions to initiate ENDS use
Increased harm perceptions correlated with lower intentions to use ENDS
Conversely, decreased harm perceptions predicted higher intentions to start ENDS
Highlights the role of perception in youth tobacco use behavior
Abstract
Changes in harm perceptions among tobacco-naïve adolescents may precipitate a decision to start using ENDS and should be a target for future prevention efforts to reduce ENDS initiation among youth.