Social media use and child cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use: A cohort study 2015–2023
This study finds associations between time spent on social media and both smoking and vaping among children. Enforcing regulations on content and restricting the duration of social media use may be warranted to protect children's health.
Authors
- Nicholas S Hopkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-0454)
- Anthony A Laverty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1318-8439)
- Martin McKee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-9683)
- Jennie C Parnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-2153)
- Filippos T Filippidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2101-2559)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Induced Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/211432
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16