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Article de Périodique
Adolescents' perceptions of risks and benefits of conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and marijuana: A qualitative analysis (2015)
Auteur(s) :
M. L. RODITIS ;
B. HALPERN-FELSHER
Article en page(s) :
179-185
Refs biblio. :
33
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
TABAC
;
E-CIGARETTE
;
CANNABIS
;
PERCEPTION
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
BENEFICE
;
CROYANCE
Résumé :
ENGLISH:
Purpose: Although rates of adolescent cigarette use have remained constant or decreased, rates of marijuana and e-cigarette use are rising. Knowledge and perceptions of risks and benefits of tobacco products impact adolescents' decisions to use these products. However, little is known regarding adolescents' knowledge and perceptions of risks of e-cigarettes and marijuana nor how these perceptions are formed. This study uses qualitative techniques to assess and compare adolescents' perceptions of the risks and benefits of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and marijuana.
Methods: Twenty-four adolescents (nine females and 15 males) from Northern California participated in six small-group discussions. Adolescents were asked what good or bad things might happen from using these products. To assess how perceptions and knowledge of risks and benefits were formed, participants were asked where and from whom they had learned about these products.
Results: Adolescents described negative consequences of cigarette use but were much less sure regarding risks of marijuana and e-cigarette use. Conversely, they described few benefits of cigarettes but described a number of benefits of e-cigarette and marijuana use. Adolescents described learning about these products from the media, from family and friends, and from the school environment.
Conclusions: Adolescents have learned from multiple sources about risks of using cigarettes, but they receive much less and often incorrect information regarding marijuana and e-cigarettes, likely resulting in their positive and often ambivalent perceptions of marijuana and e-cigarettes.
FRANÇAIS :
Tandis que la consommation de cigarette chez les adolescents diminue voire décroit, l'usage de cannabis et de cigarette électronique augmente. On sait par ailleurs que les risques et bénéfices perçus d'un produit tendent à incliner sa consommation chez les adolescents. Or que sait-on de l'idée que les adolescents se font des risques associés au cannabis et à l'e-cigarette ? Une étude qualitative s'est interrogée, dans cette perspective, sur les connaissances que les adolescents ont de ces produits et sur la provenance et la qualité des messages véhiculés. Réalisée auprès de 24 adolescents (9 filles et 15 garçons), l'enquête révèle une vraie hétérogénéité de l'état des connaissances par produits. Les effets sanitaires de la cigarette semblaient connus tandis que les connaissances relatives aux effets du cannabis ou de l'e-cigarette étaient moindres, inégales et issues de sources à la fiabilité parfois toute relative (camarades, milieu familial, médias). [Actualités des addictions, 10/07/2015]
Purpose: Although rates of adolescent cigarette use have remained constant or decreased, rates of marijuana and e-cigarette use are rising. Knowledge and perceptions of risks and benefits of tobacco products impact adolescents' decisions to use these products. However, little is known regarding adolescents' knowledge and perceptions of risks of e-cigarettes and marijuana nor how these perceptions are formed. This study uses qualitative techniques to assess and compare adolescents' perceptions of the risks and benefits of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and marijuana.
Methods: Twenty-four adolescents (nine females and 15 males) from Northern California participated in six small-group discussions. Adolescents were asked what good or bad things might happen from using these products. To assess how perceptions and knowledge of risks and benefits were formed, participants were asked where and from whom they had learned about these products.
Results: Adolescents described negative consequences of cigarette use but were much less sure regarding risks of marijuana and e-cigarette use. Conversely, they described few benefits of cigarettes but described a number of benefits of e-cigarette and marijuana use. Adolescents described learning about these products from the media, from family and friends, and from the school environment.
Conclusions: Adolescents have learned from multiple sources about risks of using cigarettes, but they receive much less and often incorrect information regarding marijuana and e-cigarettes, likely resulting in their positive and often ambivalent perceptions of marijuana and e-cigarettes.
FRANÇAIS :
Tandis que la consommation de cigarette chez les adolescents diminue voire décroit, l'usage de cannabis et de cigarette électronique augmente. On sait par ailleurs que les risques et bénéfices perçus d'un produit tendent à incliner sa consommation chez les adolescents. Or que sait-on de l'idée que les adolescents se font des risques associés au cannabis et à l'e-cigarette ? Une étude qualitative s'est interrogée, dans cette perspective, sur les connaissances que les adolescents ont de ces produits et sur la provenance et la qualité des messages véhiculés. Réalisée auprès de 24 adolescents (9 filles et 15 garçons), l'enquête révèle une vraie hétérogénéité de l'état des connaissances par produits. Les effets sanitaires de la cigarette semblaient connus tandis que les connaissances relatives aux effets du cannabis ou de l'e-cigarette étaient moindres, inégales et issues de sources à la fiabilité parfois toute relative (camarades, milieu familial, médias). [Actualités des addictions, 10/07/2015]
Affiliation :
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA