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Jensen, Jessica L. King; Rashid, Mariam; Ajith, Aniruddh; Jewett, Bambi; Hacker, Kiana; Phan, Lilianna; Choi, Kelvin; Chen-Sankey, Julia – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
We examined the prevalence and correlates of anticipated responses to hypothetical cigar price increases. Data are from a 2021 representative sample of U.S. adults who reported past-30-day cigar use (n = 454; mean age = 39.8 years). Weighted multivariable logistic regressions assessed the correlates of behavior change responses. If cigar price…
Descriptors: Smoking, Costs, Adults, Behavior Change
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Alalwan, Mahmood A.; Keller-Hamilton, Brittney; Long, Lauren; Lipkus, Isaac; Wagener, Theodore L.; Mays, Darren – Health Education Research, 2023
Waterpipe tobacco smoking is a public health concern that poses many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking, especially among young adults--a subpopulation characterized by the highest prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking. Nevertheless, it remains understudied relative to other forms of tobacco use. We examined sociodemographic,…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Young Adults, Motivation
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Eggers, Matthew E.; Fajobi, OlaOluwa; Kelly, Lisa K.; Thompson, Jesse; Nonnemaker, James M. – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objective: With the proliferation of vaping in recent years, vaping-related mass media campaigns have been implemented to discourage vaping among youth and young adults. Research on salient vaping-related themes for vaping cessation is lacking. This study aimed to identify promising belief themes for use in young adult-targeted vaping cessation…
Descriptors: Smoking, Young Adults, Health Promotion, Beliefs
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Jina Choo; Songwhi Noh; Jihyun Moon; Jinah Park; Yoonjoo Jeoung; Wonji Song – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To identify factors that are significantly associated with the intention to quit electronic cigarette smoking (ECS) at multiple, ecological levels among university students. Participants: 365 students who were e-cigarette users from Seoul metropolitan areas, South Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional study through an online survey.…
Descriptors: Intention, Smoking, Health Behavior, Behavior Change
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Carlos Gantiva; Catalina Mejia-Orjuela – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: The key to controlling tobacco use lies in preventing new smokers. Graphic health warnings (GHW) discourage smoking initiation, but their effectiveness depends, in part, on their design. Purpose: To measure the effect of varying the design and location of GHW, which occupy 30% of the package, to discourage smoking initiation. Methods:…
Descriptors: Merchandise Information, Smoking, Information Dissemination, Health Behavior
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Bhagvat J. Maheta; Afroze Khan; Samantha Skinner; Melanie S. Dove – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To evaluate the change in tobacco use by college students in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: Young adults (18-24 years) currently enrolled in a California college or university (N = 212). Methods: Students recruited through social media posts and by student tobacco advocate members completed an online survey of 59…
Descriptors: Smoking, College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Talia Kieu; Haijing Ma; Jacob A. Rohde; Nisha Gottfredson O'Shea; Marissa G. Hall; Noel T. Brewer; Seth M. Noar – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed a public education campaign, The Real Cost, that reduced youth susceptibility to tobacco product use. We sought to identify the mechanisms that may underlie the impact of The Real Cost ads on susceptibility to vaping to inform youth tobacco prevention campaigns. Our online randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Public Education, Smoking, Prevention, Advertising
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Hollie Bendotti; Sheleigh Lawler; Coral Gartner; David Ireland; Henry M. Marshall – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Telephone-based services are a practical and effective behavioral support for smoking cessation, yet no in-depth analyses of this counseling have been conducted. Understanding the general content of Quitline conversations can help to improve current practices and may inform future interventions. Therefore, we aimed to independently explore…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Foreign Countries
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Alison C. McLeish; Joy L. Hart; Kandi L. Walker – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Work examining the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-cigarette use among college students is limited. Therefore, the current study examined differences in college student e-cigarette users' changes in use behavior and risk perceptions as the pandemic continues. Participants: 129 undergraduate current e-cigarette users…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Risk, Smoking
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Berg, Michael B.; Lin, Linda – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The current study tracked attitudinal and behavioral changes related to a campus-wide smoking ban. Participants: Students from 2 colleges in Massachusetts (N = 418; April 2014; N = 640 April 2018). Methods: Surveys tracked students' smoking habits, beliefs about smoking, and attitudes before and four years after the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Smoking, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, School Policy
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Gelino, Brett W.; Salzer, Allyson R.; Harsin, Joshua D.; Naudé, Gideon P.; Gilroy, Shawn P.; Reed, Derek D. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2023
Policy drives community-level behavior change, so behavior analysts should aid empirical policy development. University campus regulation is a useful proxy for broader policy initiatives and thus is a convenient inroad for behavior analyst involvement. This paper examines behavior analytic contributions to the planning and evaluation of a…
Descriptors: Smoking, School Policy, Health Behavior, Behavior Change
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Elling, J. M.; Crutzen, R.; Talhout, R.; de Vries, H. – Health Education Research, 2023
The effectiveness of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation is under debate. Informing smokers who are motivated to quit smoking about e-cigarettes may help them to make an informed decision about their use for smoking cessation, which, however, may also lead to unintended effects such as less quitting. This experimental study assessed the influence of…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Electronic Equipment, Intervention
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Julie Prud'homme; Marlise K. Hofer; Megan E. Ames; Brianna J. Turner – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To compare the prevalence and trajectories of risky health behaviors in sexual minority (SM; lesbian/gay/bisexual/questioning/asexual) versus heterosexual undergraduates across their first year of post-secondary. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 704, M[subscript age] = 17.97 years, 24% SM) from a midsized Canadian…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Eating Disorders, College Freshmen, LGBTQ People
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Prince Atorkey; Christine Paul; John Wiggers; Billie Bonevski; Aimee Mitchell; Flora Tzelepis – Journal of American College Health, 2024
No studies have examined vocational education students' intention to change multiple health risk behaviors and whether baseline characteristics predict behavior change. Participants: Participants were vocational education students in New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Students in the no-intervention control arm of a cluster randomized controlled…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Attitudes, Intention, Health Behavior
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Siobhan M. O'Dean; Matthew Sunderland; Scarlett Smout; Tim Slade; Cath Chapman; Lauren A. Gardner; Louise Thornton; Nicola C. Newton; Maree Teesson; Katrina E. Champion – Prevention Science, 2024
Lifestyle risk behaviours--physical inactivity, poor diet, poor sleep, recreational screen time, and alcohol and tobacco use--collectively known as the "Big 6" emerge during adolescence and significantly contribute to chronic disease development into adulthood. To address this issue, the Health4Life program targeted the Big 6 risk…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, At Risk Students, Intervention
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