Effects of Modified Tobacco Risk Products with Claims and Nicotine Features on Perceptions among Racial and Ethnic Groups

Research suggests consumers may misunderstand modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) claims. We examined the effects of nicotine content across four tobacco products with and without MRTP claims among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of adults who do and do not smoke. Adults (n = 1484) aged 21-65 completed an online experiment using a 2 × 2 × 4 mixed factorial design to examine the effects of tobacco product (Classic White Snus, IQOS, JUUL e-cigarette, and VLN cigarette) and nicotine content (high vs. low) stratified by MRTP claim (present vs. absent) across four outcomes: (1) likely to try (2) serious disease if used regularly, (3) least addictive, and (4) ease of quitting smoking. Not including an MRTP claim resulted in an increased likelihood of trying a product, decreased concern of serious disease, lower perceived addictiveness, and increased ease of quitting smoking. Participants selected low nicotine IQOS without a claim as the least likely to cause serious disease. Low nicotine JUUL, without a claim, was selected as least addictive and most likely to facilitate quitting. Intentions to try were highest for low nicotine JUUL. Participants selected low-nicotine products as less addictive than high nicotine products. Regulatory efforts should consider how MRTP claims interact with different product characteristics. Subtle differences exist across outcomes between racial and ethnic groups, which indicates that further research is warranted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 20(2023), 15 vom: 27. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

DeAtley, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Andrea C [VerfasserIn]
Stone, Matthew D [VerfasserIn]
Audrain-McGovern, Janet [VerfasserIn]
Mercincavage, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Strasser, Andrew A [VerfasserIn]

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6M3C89ZY6R
Addictiveness
Ethnicity
Harm
Journal Article
Modified risk tobacco products
Nicotine
Quitting
Race
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Risk

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Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph20156454

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360685013