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Young Adult E-Cigarette Exposure: Implications For Policy And Prevention, Monica Page Daniel Dobbs
Young Adult E-Cigarette Exposure: Implications For Policy And Prevention, Monica Page Daniel Dobbs
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Objective. The purpose of this study is to examine factors associated with e-cigarette use among college students to better understand their behavior. Using Ajzen’s Reasoned Action Approach, this study sought to better understanding the influence of attitudes, Social norms, and perceived behavioral controls (PBCs) on college students’ intention to try e-cigarettes (even one puff) in the next 30 days.
Methodology. This study employed three phases for a mixed methods design that took place between December 2015 and April 2016. Phase 1 used Middlestadt’s salient belief elicitation procedure to capture responses through an open ended survey (n=58). Phase 2, a pilot …