Characterizing Social Media Messages Related to Underage JUUL E-Cigarette Buying and Selling: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Reddit Subreddits | |
Liu, Hejing1,2; Li, Qiudan1,3; Zhan, Yongcheng4; Zhang, Zhu1,3; Zeng, Daniel D.1,2,3; Leischow, Scott J.5 | |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH |
ISSN | 1438-8871 |
2020-07-20 | |
卷号 | 22期号:7页码:13 |
摘要 | Background: Stopping the epidemic of e-cigarette use among youth has become the common goal of both regulatory authorities and health departments. JUUL is currently the most popular e-cigarette brand on the market. Young people usually obtain and exchange information about JUUL with the help of social media platforms. Along with the rising prevalence of JUUL, posts about underage JUUL buying and selling have appeared on social media platforms such as Reddit, which sharply increase the risk of minors being exposed to JUUL. Objective: This study aims to analyze Reddit messages about JUUL buying and selling among the users of the UnderageJuul subreddit, and to further summarize the characteristics of those messages. The findings and insights can contribute to a better understanding of the patterns of underage JUUL use, and help public health officials provide timely education and guidance to minors who have intentions of accessing JUUL. Methods: We used a novel cross-subreddit method to analyze the Reddit messages on 2 subreddits. From July 9, 2017, to January 7, 2018, we collected data from the UnderageJuul subreddit, which was created for underage JUUL use discussion. The data set included 716 threads, 2935 comments, and 844 Reddit users (ie, Redditors). We collected our second data set, comprising 23,840 threads and 162,106 comments posted between July 9, 2017, and January 8, 2019, from the JUUL subreddit. We conducted analyses including the following: (1) annotation of users with buying/selling intention, (2) posting patterns discovery and topic comparison, and (3) posting activeness observation of discovered Redditors. Term frequency-inverse document frequency and regular expression-enhanced keyword search methods were applied during the content analysis to extract the posting patterns. The public posting records of the discovered users on the JUUL subreddit during the year after the UnderageJuul subreddit was shut down were analyzed to determine whether they were still active and interested in obtaining JUUL. Results: Our study revealed the following: (1) Among the 716 threads on the UnderageJuul subreddit, there were 214 threads related to JUUL sale and 168 threads related to JUUL purchase, which accounted for 53.5% (382/714) of threads. (2) Among the 844 Redditors of the UnderageJuul subreddit, 23.82% (201/844) of users were annotated with buying intention, and 21.10% (178/844) of users were annotated with selling intention. There were 34 users with buying/selling intention that self-reported as being <21 years old. (3) The most common key phrases used in selling threads were "WTS," "want to sell," "for sale," and "selling" (154/214, 72.0%). The most common key phrases used in buying threads were "look for/get JUUL/pods" (58/168, 34.5%) and "WTB" (53/168, 31.5%). (4) The most important concern that UnderageJuul Redditors had in obtaining JUULs was the price (311/1306, 23.81%), followed by the delivery service (68/1306, 5.21%). (5) The most popular flavors among the users with buying/selling intention were mango, cucumber, and mint The flavor preferences remained consistent on both subreddits. Adverse symptoms related to the mango flavor were reported by 3 users on the JUUL subreddit. (6) In total, 24.4% (49/201) of users wanted to buy JUULs and 46.6% (83/178) of users wanted to sell JUULs, including 11 self-reported underage users, who also participated in the discussions on the JUUL subreddit. (7) Within one year of the UnderageJuul subreddit shutting down, there were 40 users who continued to post 186 threads on the JUUL subreddit, including 10 threads indicating buying/selling willingness that were posted shortly after the UnderageJuul subreddit was closed. Conclusions: There were overlapping users active in the JUUL and UnderageJuul subreddits. The buying/selling-related content appeared in multiple venues with certain posting patterns from July 9, 2017, to January 7, 2018. Such content might lead to a high risk of health problems for minors, such as nicotine addiction. Based on these findings, this study provided some insights and suggestions that might contribute to the decision-making processes of regulators and public health officials. |
关键词 | JUUL e-cigarette Reddit cross-sectional analysis electronic nicotine delivery system underage JUUL use |
DOI | 10.2196/16962 |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
资助项目 | National Key R&D Program of China[2016QY02D0305] ; National Institutes of Health (NIH)[5R01DA037378-05] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[61671450] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71621002] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71902179] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[71702181] ; Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[ZDRW-XH-2017-3] ; Early Career Development Award of the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems (SKL-MCCS)[20190212] ; Early Career Development Award of the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems (SKL-MCCS)[20190204] ; National Center Institute (NCI) ; FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) |
项目资助者 | National Key R&D Program of China ; National Institutes of Health (NIH) ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; Early Career Development Award of the State Key Laboratory for Management and Control of Complex Systems (SKL-MCCS) ; National Center Institute (NCI) ; FDA Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) |
WOS研究方向 | Health Care Sciences & Services ; Medical Informatics |
WOS类目 | Health Care Sciences & Services ; Medical Informatics |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000574962000013 |
出版者 | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC |
七大方向——子方向分类 | 社会计算 |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://ir.ia.ac.cn/handle/173211/42054 |
专题 | 复杂系统管理与控制国家重点实验室_互联网大数据与信息安全 复杂系统管理与控制国家重点实验室 |
通讯作者 | Li, Qiudan |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Automat, State Key Lab Management & Control Complex Syst, 95 Zhongguancun East Rd, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Artificial Intelligence, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Shenzhen Artificial Intelligence & Data Sci Inst, Shenzhen, Peoples R China 4.Calif Polytech State Univ San Luis Obispo, Orfalea Coll Business, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 USA 5.Arizona State Univ, Coll Hlth Solut, Phoenix, AZ USA |
第一作者单位 | 中国科学院自动化研究所 |
通讯作者单位 | 中国科学院自动化研究所 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu, Hejing,Li, Qiudan,Zhan, Yongcheng,et al. Characterizing Social Media Messages Related to Underage JUUL E-Cigarette Buying and Selling: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Reddit Subreddits[J]. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH,2020,22(7):13. |
APA | Liu, Hejing,Li, Qiudan,Zhan, Yongcheng,Zhang, Zhu,Zeng, Daniel D.,&Leischow, Scott J..(2020).Characterizing Social Media Messages Related to Underage JUUL E-Cigarette Buying and Selling: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Reddit Subreddits.JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH,22(7),13. |
MLA | Liu, Hejing,et al."Characterizing Social Media Messages Related to Underage JUUL E-Cigarette Buying and Selling: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Reddit Subreddits".JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH 22.7(2020):13. |
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