'They are targeted as fun and better for you than smoking': Australian parents' opinions about the normalisation of vaping for children and young people.

IF 3.5 4区 医学 Q1 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
S Thomas, S McCarthy, H Pitt, B Freeman, G Arnot, M Daube
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Introduction: Parents can play an important role in shaping youth vaping attitudes and behaviours, and are important stakeholders in advocating for policy reforms to protect the health of children and young people. Few studies have qualitatively investigated parents' perceptions of the factors that contribute to the normalisation of vaping for children and young people. This study aimed to understand the range of factors that parents attributed as playing a role in shaping the normalisation of vaping for young people, and the risks that these products pose to the health and wellbeing of young people.

Methods: An online qualitative survey was conducted in December 2022 with n = 455 Australian parents of at least one child aged 11-17 years. Open text questions interpreted for this article investigated parents' perceptions about whether they thought vapes were normalised for young people; the reasons young people were interested in vaping; and the impact of marketing and novel products on vaping attitudes and behaviours in young people. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results: Parents were clear that vaping was becoming increasingly normalised for young people. They attributed this to four key factors: (1) Peer influences (particularly through school settings); (2) The increased accessibility and availability of vapes in community settings; (3) The role of marketing and novel product design; and (4) The perception that vapes were a healthier alternative to cigarettes or were not harmful.

Discussion and conclusion: Understanding parents' views is an important part of developing public health responses to harmful products. Parents were highly aware of, and concerned about, the increased normalisation of vaping for children, and should be engaged by health organisations to support and advocate for policy reform.

“它们的目标是有趣,对你比吸烟更好”:澳大利亚父母对儿童和年轻人吸电子烟的常态化的看法。
导言:父母可以在塑造青少年对电子烟的态度和行为方面发挥重要作用,也是倡导政策改革以保护儿童和青少年健康的重要利益攸关方。很少有研究定性地调查父母对导致儿童和青少年吸电子烟正常化的因素的看法。这项研究旨在了解父母认为在塑造年轻人吸电子烟正常化方面发挥作用的一系列因素,以及这些产品对年轻人健康和福祉构成的风险。方法:于2022年12月对n = 455名至少有一名11-17岁儿童的澳大利亚父母进行在线定性调查。本文解释的开放式文本问题调查了父母对他们是否认为电子烟对年轻人来说是常态化的看法;年轻人对电子烟感兴趣的原因;以及市场营销和新产品对年轻人吸电子烟态度和行为的影响。数据分析采用反身性主题分析。结果:家长们很清楚,电子烟对年轻人来说正变得越来越正常。他们将其归因于四个关键因素:(1)同伴影响(特别是通过学校环境);(2)社区环境中电子烟的可及性和可获得性增加;(3)市场营销和产品新颖设计的作用;(4)认为电子烟是香烟的更健康替代品或无害的看法。讨论和结论:了解家长的观点是制定有害产品公共卫生对策的重要组成部分。家长们高度意识到并关注儿童吸电子烟的日益正常化,并应由卫生组织参与支持和倡导政策改革。
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Perspectives in Public Health
Perspectives in Public Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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4.50
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期刊介绍: Perspectives in Public Health is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal. It is practice orientated and features current topics and opinions; news and views on current health issues; case studies; book reviews; letters to the Editor; as well as updates on the Society"s work. The journal also commissions articles for themed issues and publishes original peer-reviewed articles. Perspectives in Public Health"s primary aim is to be an invaluable resource for the Society"s members, who are health-promoting professionals from many disciplines, including environmental health, health protection, health and safety, food safety and nutrition, building and engineering, primary care, academia and government.
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