Open AccessBody esteem, weight-control outcome expectancies, and e-cigarette use among young adults
Author(s) -
Pallav Pokhrel,
Brooke L. Bennett,
Carol J. Boushey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nicotine and tobacco research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.338
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1469-994X
pISSN - 1462-2203
DOI - 10.1093/ntr/ntaa009
Subject(s) - body mass index , demographics , young adult , demography , medicine , cigarette smoking , prospective cohort study , body weight , self esteem , weight control , smoking cessation , psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , obesity , surgery , pathology , sociology
Evidence is still scarce regarding the use of e-cigarettes by young people for weight-control reasons. This study aimed to test a model in which the prospective association between negative body esteem and e-cigarette use is mediated by weight-control outcome expectancies for e-cigarette use. The model was tested across genders.