‘Everyone does it’: mythbusting young Â鶹´«Ã½AVs’ overestimation of vaping among peers
04 Mar 2024
E-cigarette use is seen as widespread, common and normal among young Â鶹´«Ã½AVs even though hard data indicate that the clear majority of teens have not vaped, from The Â鶹´«Ã½AV National University (ANU) shows.
The study’s findings confirm that young Â鶹´«Ã½AVs overestimate vaping’s overall popularity.
“Adolescents are overestimating how common vaping in young people actually is, and it’s being used as social proof which is the idea that everyone is vaping therefore this is acceptable," lead author and ANU PhD student, Amelia Yazidjoglou, said.
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