TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between Sexual Violence Victimization and Electronic Vaping Product Use among Adolescents
T2 - Findings from a Population-based Study
AU - Baiden, Philip
AU - Cavazos-Rehg, Patricia
AU - Szlyk, Hannah S.
AU - Onyeaka, Henry K.
AU - Peoples, Ja Niene E
AU - Kasson, Erin
AU - Muoghalu, Chioma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: Although studies have investigated the association between sexual violence (SV) victimization and substance use, few studies have examined the association between SV victimization and electronic vaping product (EVP) use among adolescents in the United States. The objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association between SV victimization and EVP use among adolescents. Methods: Data were pooled from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. An analytic sample of 28,135 adolescents (51.2% female) was analyzed using binary logistic regression. The outcome variable investigated was EVP use, and the main explanatory variable was SV victimization. Results: Of the 28,135 adolescents, the prevalence of past 30-day EVP use and SV victimization was 22.7% and 10.8%, respectively. Controlling for other factors, adolescents who experienced SV had 1.52 times higher odds of being EVP users when compared to their counterparts who did not experience SV (AOR = 1.52, p <.001, 95% CI = 1.27–1.82). Other factors associated with EVP use included cyberbullying victimization, symptoms of depression, and current use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Conclusions: Experiencing SV was associated with EVP use. Future studies that employ longitudinal designs may offer more insight into the mechanisms underlying the association between SV victimization and EVP use. In addition, school-based interventions that focus on sexual violence prevention and reducing substance use among adolescents are warranted.
AB - Background: Although studies have investigated the association between sexual violence (SV) victimization and substance use, few studies have examined the association between SV victimization and electronic vaping product (EVP) use among adolescents in the United States. The objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association between SV victimization and EVP use among adolescents. Methods: Data were pooled from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. An analytic sample of 28,135 adolescents (51.2% female) was analyzed using binary logistic regression. The outcome variable investigated was EVP use, and the main explanatory variable was SV victimization. Results: Of the 28,135 adolescents, the prevalence of past 30-day EVP use and SV victimization was 22.7% and 10.8%, respectively. Controlling for other factors, adolescents who experienced SV had 1.52 times higher odds of being EVP users when compared to their counterparts who did not experience SV (AOR = 1.52, p <.001, 95% CI = 1.27–1.82). Other factors associated with EVP use included cyberbullying victimization, symptoms of depression, and current use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Conclusions: Experiencing SV was associated with EVP use. Future studies that employ longitudinal designs may offer more insight into the mechanisms underlying the association between SV victimization and EVP use. In addition, school-based interventions that focus on sexual violence prevention and reducing substance use among adolescents are warranted.
KW - Sexual violence victimization
KW - adolescents
KW - electronic vaping products
KW - substance use
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148609625&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177963
DO - 10.1080/10826084.2023.2177963
M3 - Article
C2 - 36803403
AN - SCOPUS:85148609625
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 58
SP - 637
EP - 648
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 5
ER -