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Change and Continuity in Vaping and Smoking by Young People: A Qualitative Case Study of A Friendship Group

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  • Neil McKeganey

    (Centre for Substance Use Research, Block 3/2 West of Scotland Science Park, Kelvin Campus, Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 0SP, UK)

  • Marina Barnard

    (Centre for Substance Use Research, Block 3/2 West of Scotland Science Park, Kelvin Campus, Maryhill Road, Glasgow G20 0SP, UK)

Abstract

This paper reports a qualitative case study of a small friendship group ( n = 8) in Glasgow, Scotland. Interviewed twice at six months apart, these 16 to 17 year olds reported a substantial change in their use of and attitudes towards e-cigarettes and tobacco. At time 1, vaping generated much excitement and interest, with six out of eight individuals having their own vape device. At time 2, only two young people still vaped, with the others no longer professing any interest in continued vaping. The two regular smokers, who had been smoking before they first vaped, now only vaped privately and to reduce their tobacco intake. This small case study illustrates plasticity in the use of these devices; just as young people can move into their use, so too can they move away from them. This small study underscores the importance of differentiating between long-term, frequent, consistent use and more episodic, experimental and infrequent use by young people and for undertaking a measurement of actual e-cigarette use at multiple time points in both quantitative and qualitative studies. In addition, the case study illustrates the powerful impact which peers can have on teenagers use of e-cigarettes.

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  • Neil McKeganey & Marina Barnard, 2018. "Change and Continuity in Vaping and Smoking by Young People: A Qualitative Case Study of A Friendship Group," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-10, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:5:p:1008-:d:147080
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    1. Linda Bauld & Anne Marie MacKintosh & Brian Eastwood & Allison Ford & Graham Moore & Martin Dockrell & Deborah Arnott & Hazel Cheeseman & Ann McNeill, 2017. "Young People’s Use of E-Cigarettes across the United Kingdom: Findings from Five Surveys 2015–2017," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-12, August.
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    1. Michael Short & Adam Geoffrey Cole, 2021. "Factors Associated with E-Cigarette Escalation among High School Students: A Review of the Literature," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-10, September.

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