Understanding e-Cigarette Addictiveness: Triangulation of Focus Group and Netnographic Data

• Main Authors: Marike Andreas (Author), Nadja Grundinger (Author), Nadine Wolber (Author), Daria Szafran (Author), Tatiana Görig (Author), Ute Mons (Author), Valerie Lohner (Author), Sabine Vollstädt-Klein (Author), Sven Schneider (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundNumerous studies have shown that e-cigarettes are addictive. For example, we previously showed that users of e-cigarette online forums discuss experiences of addiction in a netnographic analysis. However, it is unclear what makes e-cigarettes addictive apart from nicotine. In a focus group...