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Addict Behav. 2023 Jun 30;146:107788. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107788. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Young adult lesbian and bisexual women report considerable e-cigarette disparities, which may be attributed to low harm perceptions. No studies have assessed differences in e-cigarette harm perceptions in this group, nor which factors might be intervention targets to influence harm perceptions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated differences in and modifiable correlates of e-cigarette harm perceptions among young adult lesbian and bisexual women and non-binary people assigned female at birth. Young adult women and non-binary people assigned female at birth, aged 18-30 years old, and who self-identified as lesbian or bisexual (N = 471) reported absolute and relative harm perceptions of e-cigarettes to health in an online survey. We modeled associations between harm perceptions and individual, interpersonal, and contextual factors.
RESULTS: Bisexual (vs. lesbian) participants perceived higher absolute harm of e-cigarettes (Mean (M) = 7.61 vs M = 7.09, p = .03). Participants rated e-cigarettes as slightly less harmful than cigarettes, and there was no statistically significant difference by sexual orientation (Bisexual: M = 4.84 vs Lesbian: M = 4.36). In multivariable models, bisexual (vs. lesbian) participants and Hispanic/Latinx and Other race (vs. non-Hispanic White) participants reported higher absolute and relative e-cigarette harm perceptions. Greater sexual identify affirmation and greater perceived stress were associated with higher absolute and relative e-cigarette harm perceptions.
CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette harm perceptions vary vis-à-vis individual-level factors. Self-identification as bisexual or minoritized race/ethnicity, greater sexual identity affirmation, and greater perceived stress was associated with increased harm perceptions. Understanding variations may inform targeted health communications to reduce e-cigarette use disparities.
PMID:37429104 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107788
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