Vaping cessation behaviors tied to tobacco co-use, vaping device, harm perceptions, and reasons for vaping

Findings seen in longitudinal study of U.S. teens of diverse backgrounds recruited from schools in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area

Findings based on surveys of Ohio State students in August 2020 and April 2021

Pooled prevalence estimates 25.2 and 20.5 percent for clinically elevated depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively

Goal setting and positive parent-child relationships tied to less recent vaping

Much of the poor mental health during school closures tied to established risk factors

Increase seen in percent of teens screening positive for depression, positive suicide risk screening, and recent suicidal thoughts

For first 12 months of pandemic, number of admissions at children's hospital more than double for same period in previous three years

Frequency of bullying positively linked to purging, muscularity-oriented behavior, but not dietary restriction, binge eating

Findings based on survey taken before, during COVID-19 pandemic, but actual use did not decline as dramatically