Babac Salmani, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences, studied the intention and behaviour change of regular vapers after they watched a short video explaining the potential health risks. (Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications)
Babac Salmani, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Health Sciences, studied the intention and behaviour change of regular vapers after they watched a short video explaining the potential health risks. (Chris Kindratsky/Western Communications) Study shows how personal stories of health risks got students to stop vaping Results could be useful for curbing other harmful behaviours among youth, says researcher By Megan Stacey , January 27, 2023 By Megan Stacey , January 27, 2023 A new Western study shows that university students who were regularly vaping wanted to cut back after learning about the threat the habit could pose to their health. PhD candidate Babac Salmani and Faculty of Health Sciences professor Harry Prapavessis have published a paper in the Journal of Health Psychology showing vaping intentions - and, to a lesser degree, the behaviour itself - can be reduced after learning about the potential consequences. Undergraduate students in the study, most of them vaping anywhere from once a week to every day, changed their intentions after watching an eight-minute video, the study showed. The short film features healthcare professionals and people who used to vape talking about current research and the risks. The control group for the study watched a video about nutrition instead "I am excited about this research because it shows our new technique has the potential to make a significant impact in the field of health promotion," Salmani said of the results.
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