A network approach to the symptom-level associations between smoking and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among young adults exposed to childhood sexual abuse.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous empirical literature has examined the associations between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and smoking. However, few studies examined symptom-level associations between smoking and PTSD among CSA victims. Thus, the aims of this study were 1) to explore symptom-level associations between smoking and PTSD among combustible cigarette (CC) and electronic cigarette (EC) users exposed to CSA and 2) to compare the differences manifested in two network structures between EC and CC users with CSA experiences.

Methods

This cross-sectional study covers all 63 universities and colleges in Jilin province, China, from October 26 to November 18, 2021. A total of 117 769 students participated in this study, while 3479 young ad

SUBMITTER: Jin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature