Criterion validity of measures of perceived relative harm of e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco compared to cigarettes
| Autor: | Anh B. Nguyen, Alexander Persoskie, Annette R. Kaufman, Cindy Tworek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice Tobacco Smokeless Medicine (miscellaneous) Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Toxicology Logistic regression Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Criterion validity Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Product (category theory) 030505 public health Tobacco control Reproducibility of Results Tobacco Products Health Information National Trends Survey Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Harm Smokeless tobacco Snus 0305 other medical science Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Addictive Behaviors. 67:100-105 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4603 |
| Popis: | Beliefs about the relative harmfulness of one product compared to another (perceived relative harm) are central to research and regulation concerning tobacco and nicotine-containing products, but techniques for measuring such beliefs vary widely. We compared the validity of direct and indirect measures of perceived harm of e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco (SLT) compared to cigarettes. On direct measures, participants explicitly compare the harmfulness of each product. On indirect measures, participants rate the harmfulness of each product separately, and ratings are compared. The U.S. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS-FDA-2015; N=3738) included direct measures of perceived harm of e-cigarettes and SLT compared to cigarettes. Indirect measures were created by comparing ratings of harm from e-cigarettes, SLT, and cigarettes on 3-point scales. Logistic regressions tested validity by assessing whether direct and indirect measures were associated with criterion variables including: ever-trying e-cigarettes, ever-trying snus, and SLT use status. Compared to the indirect measures, the direct measures of harm were more consistently associated with criterion variables. On direct measures, 26% of adults rated e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes, and 11% rated SLT as less harmful than cigarettes. Direct measures appear to provide valid information about individuals’ harm beliefs, which may be used to inform research and tobacco control policy. Further validation research is encouraged. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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