Social media use and child cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use: A cohort study 2015-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are growing concerns that advertising and promotion on social media are driving youth use of tobacco and e-cigarettes. The UK provides an instructive example as it has high levels of e-cigarette use, high levels of social media use and a restrictive tobacco control environment. Existing evidence in the UK, however, has not focused on children, and has not been updated to reflect changes in patterns of social media use and in the use of these products. The aim of this study is to assess the associations of social media use with smoking and vaping.

Methods

Using data from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study on adolescents aged 10-17 years between 2015-2023, we employed generalized estimating equation (GEE) models to estimate the relationships bet

SUBMITTER: Laverty AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641251 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature