Exploring How Social Media Exposure and Interactions Are Associated With ENDS and Tobacco Use in Adolescents From the PATH Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco use is a current public health epidemic that puts individuals at risk for many health conditions and diseases, and adolescents are at high risk for the initiation and persistence of tobacco use behaviors partly due to engagement with social media content. The objective of this study is to examine the association between engaging in social media behaviors and patterns of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and tobacco use at a 1-year follow-up among 11 279 adolescents from the PATH study.

Methods

Five social media variables were questioned at Wave 2 and then compared to ENDS and tobacco status transitions (i.e., initiation, persistence, and escalation) at a 1-year follow-up, respectively. Survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression models we

SUBMITTER: Cavazos-Rehg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature