The Relationship Between Time Spent on Social Media and Adolescent Cigarette
Purba AK, et al. The Relationship Between Time Spent on Social Media and Adolescent Cigarette, E-cigarette, and Dual Use: A Longitudinal Analysis of the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 4 April 2024. ntae057,
Authors estimated “the effect of social media use in 14-year-olds on the risk of and inequalities in cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual-use at 17 years, using the UK-representative Millennium Cohort Study (born 2000–2002).
The relationship of time spent on social media (using questionnaires [n = 8987] and time-use-diaries [n = 2520]) with cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual-use was estimated using adjusted odds ratios (AORs) or relative risk ratios (ARRRs).”
“After accounting for observed confounders and potential reverse causality, findings suggest social media use increases the risk of cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use in a dose-response manner.
The adverse effects of social media use on adolescent cigarette, e-cigarette, and dual use supports legislation aimed at promoting adolescent online safety. Study findings strengthen calls to prohibit social media marketing of nicotine-related products and importantly highlight the need to increase awareness and understanding of the underlying algorithms which drive adolescent exposure to nicotine-related content on social media….”
https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae057
https://academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ntr/ntae057/7636429
Stephen Hamann
