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