Association Between Social Media Use and Vaping Among Florida Adolescents, 2019

TY - JOUR

T1 - Association Between Social Media Use and Vaping Among Florida Adolescents, 2019

AU - Lee, Juhan

AU - Tan, Andy S.L.

AU - Porter, Lauren

AU - Young-Wolff, Kelly C.

AU - Carter-Harris, Lisa

AU - Salloum, Ramzi G.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021. All Rights Reserved.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Introduction With the growing popularity of vaping, evidence has emerged about the association between social media use and vaping among adolescents, possibly because of the proliferation of e-cigarette advertisements and other related content on social media. Our study examined the association between social media use and vaping among adolescents. Methods Using data from the 2019 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 10,776), we conducted logistic regression models on adolescent vaping status (experimental and current vaping) by nondaily and daily use of social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, controlling for other confounders. Results Use of all 4 selected social media platforms was significantly associated with vaping status (P <.001 for all). Once jointly analyzed, daily use of Instagram was significantly associated with increased relative risks of experimental (adjusted relative risk ratio [aRRR] = 1.76; 95% CI, 1.38–2.25) and current vaping (aRRR = 1.51; 95% CI, 1.16–1.95); nondaily use of Snapchat was significantly associated with increased relative risk of experimental (aRRR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.17–2.10) and current vaping (aRRR = 1.87; 95% CI, 1.31–2.66); daily use of Snapchat was associated with increased relative risk of experimental (aRRR = 2.38; 95% CI, 1.85–3.08) and current vaping (aRRR = 5.09; 95% CI, 3.78–6.86); nondaily use of Facebook was associated with increased relative risk of current vaping (aRRR = 1.20; 95% CI, 1.00–1.43), and nondaily use of Twitter was associated with increased relative risk of current vaping (aRRR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.07–1.56). Conclusion Multilevel efforts are warranted to monitor social media use and vaping status among adolescents, including media use monitoring plans, developing counter-marketing campaigns, and strict regulatory action on social media.

AB - Introduction With the growing popularity of vaping, evidence has emerged about the association between social media use and vaping among adolescents, possibly because of the proliferation of e-cigarette advertisements and other related content on social media. Our study examined the association between social media use and vaping among adolescents. Methods Using data from the 2019 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey (N = 10,776), we conducted logistic regression models on adolescent vaping status (experimental and current vaping) by nondaily and daily use of social media platforms — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, controlling for other confounders. Results Use of all 4 selected social media platforms was significantly associated with vaping status (P <.001 for all). Once jointly analyzed, daily use of Instagram was significantly associated with increased relative risks of experimental (adjusted relative risk ratio [aRRR] = 1.76; 95% CI, 1.38–2.25) and current vaping (aRRR = 1.51; 95% CI, 1.16–1.95); nondaily use of Snapchat was significantly associated with increased relative risk of experimental (aRRR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.17–2.10) and current vaping (aRRR = 1.87; 95% CI, 1.31–2.66); daily use of Snapchat was associated with increased relative risk of experimental (aRRR = 2.38; 95% CI, 1.85–3.08) and current vaping (aRRR = 5.09; 95% CI, 3.78–6.86); nondaily use of Facebook was associated with increased relative risk of current vaping (aRRR = 1.20; 95% CI, 1.00–1.43), and nondaily use of Twitter was associated with increased relative risk of current vaping (aRRR = 1.29; 95% CI, 1.07–1.56). Conclusion Multilevel efforts are warranted to monitor social media use and vaping status among adolescents, including media use monitoring plans, developing counter-marketing campaigns, and strict regulatory action on social media.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85106552426

U2 - 10.5888/PCD18.200550

DO - 10.5888/PCD18.200550

M3 - Article

C2 - 33988495

SN - 1545-1151

VL - 18

SP - 1

EP - 12

JO - Preventing chronic disease

JF - Preventing chronic disease

ER -