“I just wish vaping wasn’t a thing”: an Australian qualitative study of parental concerns and perceptions towards adolescent vaping
Our findings highlight that adolescent vaping is a complex issue for parents to address. While parents represent one important part in tackling this issue, they feel uninformed nor empowered to do so. Additionally, prevailing perceptions about "acceptable" vaping and misconceptions regarding addiction need to be addressed, with a clear message that any vaping is harmful for adolescents and should be discouraged.
Authors
- Alecia Brooks
- Anita Dessaix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3270-139X)
- Christina Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3803-6151)
- Shiho Rose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-5076)
- Becky Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2082-9612)
- Bronwyn McGill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-6518)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Cancer Council NSW (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22222-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92
Funders
- Cancer Institute NSW
- Department of Health, New South Wales Government
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
- Minderoo Foundation