Sleep deprivation and adolescent susceptibility to vaping in the United States

Autor: Kristen D. Holtz, Andrew A. Simkus, Eric C. Twombly, Morgan L. Fleming, Nicole I. Wanty
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 101756- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-3355
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101756
Popis: Sleep deprivation may be a contributing factor to adolescents’ willingness to experiment with substance use, including electronic nicotine devices (ENDS). While it is generally accepted that nicotine has a negative overall effect on sleep, no studies have yet explored whether sleep deprivation may contribute to adolescents’ initiation of ENDS use. The purpose of this study is to explore whether sleep deprivation is associated with adolescents’ self-reported susceptibility to initiating ENDS use in the next month. Respondents were 1,100 adolescents aged 13–17 across the United States who participated in the Vaping Attitudes Youth Perspectives Survey (VAYPS). We used logistic regression to examine cross-sectional associations between self-reported average sleep duration and self-reported likelihood of trying ENDS in the future. Results of the three logistic regression models show that adolescents who reported getting less than six hours of sleep per night were associated with greater odds of reporting any likelihood to try a vape in the next 30 days even when controlling for demographics and potential confounders (
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