Problematic social media use and vaping among Mexican-American college students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social media use and vaping nicotine are highly prevalent in the daily lives of young adults, especially among Mexican-American college students. The excessive and compulsive use of social media platforms, coupled with the urge to stay continuously connected, can lead to problematic social media use. To date, no studies have explored the impact of problematic social media use on the daily patterns of vaping among this vulnerable population.

Methods

In Spring 2023, we employed Ecological Momentary Assessment over a period of 14 days to collect real-time daily data on participants' social media use and vaping behaviors via a mobile phone-based application. Participants were 51 Mexican-American college students aged 18-25 years, 72.5% female, who were current vaper

SUBMITTER: Bataineh BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418370 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature