Identifying and Addressing the Effects of Social Media Use on Young Adults' E-Cigarette Use: A Solutions-Oriented Approach

项目摘要 这个K 01指导职业发展奖的总体目标是了解年轻人的（年龄） 18-25）社交媒体的使用影响他们的尼古丁vaping，并确定干预目标，减轻社会 媒体对vaping的影响。年轻人使用vaping和社交媒体的流行率有所增加， 串联。接触与电子烟相关的社交媒体内容很常见，并且与电子烟有关。激烈 社交媒体的使用似乎导致了年轻人心理健康症状的增加， 烟草制品的使用。该项目旨在帮助科学地理解 社交媒体的使用和年轻人的vaping，并探索减少年轻人vaping的解决方案， 改善他们的心理健康。在研究1中，上个月吸过电子烟的年轻人会报告花在社交上的时间， 媒体，与电子烟相关的社交媒体内容曝光，社交媒体上的社会比较，心理健康，以及 vaping行为。在1个月的基线测量期后，他们将被随机分组，以减少他们的社会风险。 媒体使用（激励）或像往常一样使用社交媒体3个月的实验期。纵向在- 受试者之间的分析将测试在社交媒体上花费的时间， 电子烟和电子烟行为。在研究2中，年轻人将参加焦点小组，探索干预措施 减少社交媒体使用和电子烟并改善其心理健康的策略。潜在干预 目标将包括研究1中确定的任何重大风险因素。具体的研究目标是：（1） 调查社交媒体使用减少与以下因素之间的关系：a）电子烟内容暴露，B） 社会比较，以及c）心理健康;（2）检查减少社交媒体使用是否会减少上个月的 电子烟日，每个电子烟日的电子烟发作次数，以及每个电子烟发作次数;以及（3）探索数字干预 减少年轻人使用社交媒体和电子烟的战略。在南加州大学， 候选人将追求以下培训目标：（1）发展年轻人行为健康方面的专业知识;（2） 学习并采用纵向统计模型来分析社交媒体活动之间的关系， vaping和心理健康;（3）使用定性数据来告知健康行为的发展 数字环境下的干预策略。该项目将支持候选人的发展， 拥有数字和行为健康专业知识的独立调查员。

PROJECT SUMMARY The overall goals of this K01 Mentored Career Development Award are to understand how young adults’ (age 18-25) social media use affects their nicotine vaping and to identify intervention targets that mitigate social media’s impact on vaping. Prevalence of vaping and social media use among young adults have increased in tandem. Exposure to vaping-related social media content is common and is associated with vaping. Intense social media use appears to contribute to young adults’ increased mental health symptoms, which are linked to tobacco product use. This project aims to contribute to scientific understanding of the causal links between social media use and vaping in young adulthood and to explore solutions to reduce young adults’ vaping and improve their mental health. In Study 1, young adults with past-month vaping will report time spent on social media, vaping-related social media content exposure, social comparison on social media, mental health, and vaping behavior. After a 1-month baseline measurement period, they will be randomized to reduce their social media use (incentivized) or use social media as usual for a 3-month experimental period. Longitudinal within- and between-subjects analyses will test relationships between time spent on social media, risk factors for vaping, and vaping behavior. In Study 2, young adults will participate in focus groups exploring intervention strategies for reducing social media use and vaping and improving their mental health. Potential intervention targets will include any significant risk factors for vaping identified in Study 1. Specific research aims are to: (1) investigate the relationships between a reduction in social media use and: a) vaping content exposure, b) social comparison, and c) mental health; (2) examine whether reducing social media use reduces past-month vaping days, vaping episodes per vaping day, and puffs per vaping episode; and (3) explore digital intervention strategies for reducing young adults’ social media use and vaping. At the University of Southern California, the candidate will pursue the following training aims: (1) to develop expertise in young adults’ behavioral health; (2) to learn and employ longitudinal statistical modeling to analyze relationships between social media activity, vaping, and mental health; and (3) to use qualitative data to inform the development of health behavior intervention strategies in a digital context. This project will support the candidate’s development as an independent investigator with expertise in digital and behavioral health.