DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/5VQZ-S543
Defense Date
2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Clinical Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Rosalie Corona, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Dr. Joshua Langberg, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Dr. Kevin Sutherland, Ph.D.
Abstract
Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of using e-cigarettes compared to their neurotypical peers. Parent-adolescent communication about tobacco use and number of ADHD symptoms can influence adolescents’ perceptions of e-cigarettes and their e-cigarette use. Adolescents with ADHD (n = 80) completed questionnaires assessing parental messages about tobacco use; e-cigarette harm perceptions; susceptibility to use e-cigarettes; and e-cigarette use. Parents reported on messages about tobacco use, adolescent’s ADHD symptomatology, and completed demographic questionnaires. Twenty-percent of adolescents reported e-cigarette ever use. Adolescent girls were significantly more likely to report higher e-cigarette harm perceptions than boys. Parents reported providing messages about tobacco use more frequently than adolescents reported receiving. E-cigarette harm perceptions did not mediate the association between parent-reported messages and adolescent’s e-cigarette use. Further, the ADHD symptom severity did not moderate the associations between parental messages of tobacco use and adolescents’ e-cigarette outcomes. Results highlight the similarities in e-cigarette outcomes for adolescents with ADHD and their peers without ADHD. Suggestions for future research are provided.
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
8-9-2021