| Autor: |
Springer AE; Andrew E. Springer, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States;, Email: Andrew.E.Springer@uth.tmc.edu., Mantey DS; Dale S. Mantey, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States., Omega-Njemnobi O; Onyinye Omega-Njemnobi, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States., Ruiz F; Felisa Ruiz, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States., Attri S; Sarina Attri, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States., Chen B; Baojiang Chen, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States., Marshall A; Allison Marshall, UTHealth Czik School of Nursing, Houston, TX, United States., Kelder SH; Steven H. Kelder, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (UTHealth School of Public Health) Austin Campus, Austin, TX, United States. |
| Abstrakt: |
Objectives: We examined the association between school connectedness (SC) and e-cigarette susceptibility/ ever use in a diverse sample of Texas 6 th graders, with a secondary aim to explore the association stratified by gender and classroom setting (in-person vs remote). Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of CATCH My Breath baseline data, representing 985 6 th -graders from 21 public schools. SC was based on National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health measures; e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use was based on the FDA's definition of "at-risk" for long-term use. We conducted multi-level logistic regression analyses. Results: Over half the sample was Hispanic (57.6%), with 36.2% reporting susceptibility/ever use. Lower SC was associated with increased odds of e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use (low SC: aOR: 5.17, 95% CI: 3.54, 7.55; medium SC: aOR: 2.15, 95% CI: 1.44, 2.91; high SC= referent). The association held across gender groups, with low SC girls reporting the highest odds of susceptibility/ever use (aOR: 7.83, 95% CI: 4.51, 13.61). Low SC in- person and remote students were 6 and 4 times, respectively, more likely to report susceptibility/ever use as high SC students (p<.05). Conclusion: SC protected against e-cigarette susceptibility/ever use in this sample. |
