Building Capacity to Deliver Tobacco Control Programming for Young Adults: An Example of Effective Program Tailoring

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Morales
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Effective Program

scholarly journals Building Capacity for International Tobacco Control Research: The Global Tobacco Research Network

2005 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances A. Stillman ◽  
Heather L. Wipfli ◽  
Harry A. Lando ◽  
Scott Leischow ◽  
Jonathan M. Samet
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
Control Research

scholarly journals “Tell them you smoke, you’ll get more breaks”: a qualitative study of occupational and social contexts of young adult smoking in Scotland

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e023951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Delaney ◽  
Andrew MacGregor ◽  
Amanda Amos
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Work Breaks ◽  
Smoking Uptake ◽  
Perceived Desirability

ObjectiveTo explore young adults’ perceptions and experiences of smoking and their smoking trajectories in the context of their social and occupational histories and transitions, in a country with advanced tobacco control.DesignIndepth qualitative interviews using day and life grids to explore participants’ smoking behaviour and trajectories in relation to their educational, occupational and social histories and transitions.SettingScotland.ParticipantsFifteen ever-smokers aged 20–24 years old in 2016–2017.ResultsParticipants had varied and complex educational/employment histories. Becoming and/or remaining a smoker was often related to social context and educational/occupational transitions. In several contexts smoking and becoming a smoker had perceived benefits. These included getting work breaks and dealing with stress and boredom, which were common in the low-paid, unskilled jobs undertaken by participants. In some social contexts smoking was used as a marker of time out and sociability.ConclusionsThe findings indicate that while increased tobacco control, including smokefree policies, and social disapproval of smoking discourage smoking uptake and increase motivations to quit among young adults, in some social and occupational contexts smoking still has perceived benefits. This finding helps explain why smoking uptake continues into the mid-20s. It also highlights the importance of policies that reduce the perceived desirability of smoking and that create more positive working environments for young adults which address the types of working hours and conditions that may encourage smoking.

Young Adults’ Interpretations of Tobacco Brands: Implications for Tobacco Control

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Gendall ◽  
Janet Hoek ◽  
George Thomson ◽  
Richard Edwards ◽  
Gina Pene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tobacco Control

scholarly journals Associations between smoking trajectories, smoke-free laws and cigarette taxes in a longitudinal sample of youth and young adults

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0246321
Author(s):  
Dorie E. Apollonio ◽  
Lauren M. Dutra ◽  
Stanton A. Glantz
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Tobacco Control Policy ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
Reduced Risk

Cigarette smoking patterns vary within the population, with some individuals remaining never smokers, some remaining occasional users, and others progressing to daily use or quitting. There is little research on how population-level tobacco control policy interventions affect individuals within different smoking trajectories. We identified associations between tobacco control policy interventions and changes across different smoking trajectories among adolescents and young adults. Using 15 annual waves of data drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), we applied a group-based trajectory model to identify associations between days smoked per month, comprehensive smoke-free laws, cigarette tax rates, and known socio-demographic risk factors for membership in different smoking trajectories. Comprehensive smoke-free laws were associated with reduced risk of initiation and reductions in days smoked per month for all trajectories other than occasional users. Higher tax rates were associated with reduced risk of initiation and days smoked for all trajectories other than established users. Overall, population-based tobacco control policies, particularly comprehensive smoke-free laws, were associated with reduced smoking. Tobacco taxes primarily reduced risk of initiation and use among never smokers, experimenters, and quitters, consistent with previous research suggesting that tobacco manufacturers lower prices after tax increases to reduce the cost of continued smoking for established users. These results provide support for expanding smoke-free laws and establishing a minimum tobacco floor price, which could improve public health by reducing the risk of initiation as well as use among occasional and established smokers.

Recruiting and retaining youth and young adults: challenges and opportunities in survey research for tobacco control

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cantrell ◽  
Elizabeth C Hair ◽  
Alexandria Smith ◽  
Morgane Bennett ◽  
Jessica Miller Rath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Youth And Young Adults ◽  
Nationally Representative

IntroductionEvaluation studies of population-based tobacco control interventions often rely on large-scale survey data from numerous respondents across many geographic areas to provide evidence of their effectiveness. Significant challenges for survey research have emerged with the evolving communications landscape, particularly for surveying hard-to-reach populations such as youth and young adults. This study combines the comprehensive coverage of an address-based sampling (ABS) frame with the timeliness of online data collection to develop a nationally representative longitudinal cohort of young people aged 15-21.MethodsWe constructed an ABS frame, partially supplemented with auxiliary data, to recruit this hard-to-reach sample. Branded and tested mail-based recruitment materials were designed to bring respondents online for screening, consent and surveying. Once enrolled, respondents completed online surveys every 6 months via computer, tablet or smartphone. Numerous strategies were utilized to enhance retention and representativenessResultsResults detail sample performance, representativeness and retention rates as well as device utilization trends for survey completion among youth and young adult respondents. Panel development efforts resulted in a large, nationally representative sample with high retention rates.ConclusionsThis study is among the first to employ this hybrid ABS-to-online methodology to recruit and retain youth and young adults in a probability-based online cohort panel. The approach is particularly valuable for conducting research among younger populations as it capitalizes on their increasing access to and comfort with digital communication. We discuss challenges and opportunities of panel recruitment and retention methods in an effort to provide valuable information for tobacco control researchers seeking to obtain representative, population-based samples of youth and young adults in the U.S. as well as across the globe.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Young Adult Vaping, Substance Vaped, and Purchase Location Across Five Categories of Vaping Devices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam N Cwalina ◽  
Jessica L Braymiller ◽  
Adam M Leventhal ◽  
Jennifer B Unger ◽  
Rob McConnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Control Policies ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Tobacco Control Policies ◽  
Youth And Young Adults ◽  
Never Smokers

Abstract Introduction The rapidly evolving landscape of vaping devices has complicated analyses of use patterns among youth and young adults. The current study describes the prevalence of use, substances vaped, and purchasing behaviors across five different vaping device categories. Aims and Methods Participants (n = 2505; mean age = 19.2, SD = 0.46) from a cohort in the Los Angeles area completed web-based surveys from June 2018 to October 2019. For each of four device type categories depicted via digital images (any pod-style vape, cigalike, box-mod, vape pen) and for JUUL specifically, participants reported ever and past 30-day use, substance vaped (mostly nicotine, nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol [THC], mostly THC, neither), ownership of device (yes/no), where they obtained that device (eg, purchased themselves, from a friend), and if purchased, purchase location (eg, vape shop, online). Results Overall, 44.9% reported ever use, and 26.2% reported past 30-day use of at least one of the devices. The prevalence of past 30-day use was highest for pod-style vapes (any pod = 17.0%; JUUL = 15.1%). Among respondents who reported ever owning any device (n = 643 [25.7%]), 59.9% reported purchasing the device themselves, despite not being of legal purchasing age (15.4% of total sample); across all device types, products were most often purchased in vape shops or online. Conclusions Across all devices, the prevalence of self-purchase of vaping devices among underage young adults in the Los Angeles area was high, and most were purchased from a vape shop or online. Tobacco control policies to prevent underage purchase of tobacco products—particularly among never smokers—are needed. Implications A high proportion of underage young adults reported owning their own vaping device and having purchased it themselves from a vape shop or online. Stronger tobacco control policies and better enforcement efforts are needed to successfully prevent underage purchase of tobacco products.

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