Responses to E-cigarette Message Source and Presentation
- Conditions
- Vaping
- Interventions
- Other: ExpertOther: 1 SidedOther: PeerOther: 2 Sided
- Registration Number
- NCT06274723
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to use crowdsourcing to test the effects of a message source (expert and peer) and message presentation types (one-sided and two-sided) to identify the optimal message type for young adults who vape and do not vape.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 800
- US residents ages 18-24
- Fluent in English
- Reporting either vaping in the past 30 days or not having vaped in the past 30 days but susceptible to vaping
- Age less than 18 or above 24
- Not fluent in English
- Not a member of partnering crowdsourcing behavioral research platform conducting the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Source Expert Participants in source arm will receive e-cigarette education messages manipulated in one of two source types. Source Peer Participants in source arm will receive e-cigarette education messages manipulated in one of two source types. Sidedness 1 Sided Participants in sidedness arm will receive e-cigarette education messages manipulated in one of two sidedness types. Sidedness 2 Sided Participants in sidedness arm will receive e-cigarette education messages manipulated in one of two sidedness types.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Harm perceptions 20 minutes Harm perceptions will be measured by four-item e-cigarette harm perceptions questionnaire, such as the extent to which vaping is safe, contain flavors that are safe to use, contain dangerous chemicals, and harmful to health on a scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree).
Message acceptance 20 minutes Message acceptance will be measured by five-item perceived message effectiveness questionnaire, such as the extent to which the message was worth remembering, grabbed their attention, powerful, convincing, and meaningful on a scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Source trust 20 minutes Source trust will be measured by a single-item trust in health information source questionnaire, such as trust in source about vaping information on a scale from 1(Not at all) to 5 (Very much so).
Attitudes 20 minutes Attitudes will be measured by seven-item vaping attitudes questionnaire, such as vaping is unenjoyable/enjoyable, unhealthy/healthy, dangerous/safe, boring/fun, stupid/smart, not cool/cool, and not attractive/attractive on a five-point bipolar scale.
Behavioral intentions to vape or try vaping 20 minutes Behavioral intentions to vape will be measured by a three-item behavioral intentions questionnaire, such as intentions to vape (for vapers)/try vaping (for non-vapers) soon, anytime during the next year, would use offered by one of their best friends on a scale from 1 (Definitely not) to 5 (Definitely yes).
Message liking 20 minutes Message liking will be measured by a single-item liking of the message on scale from 1 (Dislike very much) to 5 (Like very much).
Psychological reactance 20 minutes Psychological reactance will be measured by six-item reactance questionnaire, such as perceptions of messages being manipulative, misleading, distorted, overblown, exaggerated, and overstated on a scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 5 (Strongly agree), and a four-item anger scale, measuring the extent to which the messages made participants feel irritated, angry, annoyed, and aggravated on a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UMass Chan Medical School
🇺🇸Worcester, Massachusetts, United States