Psychological distress and e-cigarette use among young Australians: An exploratory, qualitative study.

IF 2.2 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Tobacco Induced Diseases Pub Date : 2024-06-19 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.18332/tid/189395

Mary-Ellen E Brierley, Sara Gaidoni, Michelle I Jongenelis

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Abstract

Introduction: Emerging research suggests an association between psychological distress and e-cigarette use. However, our understanding of young adults' experiences of this relationship is limited. We explored young adults' experiences of psychological distress and e-cigarette use.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18- to 24-year-old university students (n=13; 77% female; mean age=21.5 years) based in Victoria, Australia. Interviews were conducted May-June 2023. Data were subject to reflexive thematic analysis.

Results: Individuals reported that they or their friends had initiated e-cigarette use to manage their psychological distress (e.g. low mood, social isolation, stress). Immediate stress reduction following use and subsequent nicotine dependence appeared to maintain use.

Conclusions: A reciprocal relationship likely exists between psychological distress and e-cigarette use whereby psychological distress contributes to use initiation and use maintains distress. Public campaigns and health services should provide: 1) education on adaptive coping/stress management strategies and the signs of nicotine dependence, and 2) support to manage nicotine dependence and the psychological distress that can arise from addiction.

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澳大利亚年轻人的心理困扰与电子烟使用：一项探索性定性研究。

介绍：新近的研究表明，心理困扰与使用电子烟之间存在关联。然而，我们对年轻人在这种关系中的经历了解有限。我们探讨了年轻人的心理困扰和使用电子烟的经历：我们对澳大利亚维多利亚州 18 至 24 岁的大学生（人数=13；77% 为女性；平均年龄=21.5 岁）进行了半结构化访谈。访谈于 2023 年 5 月至 6 月进行。对数据进行了反思性主题分析：个人报告称，他们或他们的朋友开始使用电子烟来控制他们的心理压力（如情绪低落、社会孤立、压力）。使用电子烟后立即减轻压力以及随后的尼古丁依赖似乎维持了电子烟的使用：结论：心理困扰与电子烟使用之间可能存在互为因果的关系，心理困扰促成了电子烟的使用，而电子烟的使用又维持了心理困扰。公共宣传和健康服务应提供1）关于适应性应对/压力管理策略和尼古丁依赖征兆的教育，以及2）管理尼古丁依赖和因成瘾而产生的心理困扰的支持。

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Tobacco Induced Diseases SUBSTANCE ABUSE-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

5.40%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Tobacco Induced Diseases encompasses all aspects of research related to the prevention and control of tobacco use at a global level. Preventing diseases attributable to tobacco is only one aspect of the journal, whose overall scope is to provide a forum for the publication of research articles that can contribute to reducing the burden of tobacco induced diseases globally. To address this epidemic we believe that there must be an avenue for the publication of research/policy activities on tobacco control initiatives that may be very important at a regional and national level. This approach provides a very important "hands on" service to the tobacco control community at a global scale - as common problems have common solutions. Hence, we see ourselves as "connectors" within this global community. The journal hence encourages the submission of articles from all medical, biological and psychosocial disciplines, ranging from medical and dental clinicians, through health professionals to basic biomedical and clinical scientists.