E-Cigarette Use Among High School Students—a Cross-Sectional Study of Associated Risk Factors for the Use of Flavour-Only and Nicotine Vapes

Bibliographic Data

ID15440717
AuthorsJanni Leung (0000-0001-5816-2959, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Calvert Tisdale (0000-0002-0287-9683, The University of Queensland), Jisu Choi (0000-0003-3460-4788, The University of Queensland), Rhiannon Ellem (The University of Queensland), Lily Davidson (0000-0002-2811-0856, The University of Queensland), Gary Chan (0000-0002-7569-1948, The University of Queensland), Melanie J White (0000-0002-4865-8878, Queensland University of Technology), Denis J Kavanagh (0000-0001-9072-8828, Queensland University of Technology), Catherine A Quinn (0000-0002-7176-8987, The University of Queensland), Leanne Hides (0000-0002-4550-8460, The University of Queensland)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages236-250
Publication date2023-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1557-1874 • E-ISSN: 1557-1882
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11469-023-01099-7
OpenAlexW4382139183
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

The aim of this study is to examine e-cigarette use among high school students and the associated risk factors for the use of flavour-only or nicotine vapes. Grade 12 students ( N = 855) of 2020 from nine Australian schools completed a cross-sectional self-report survey. Correlates examined included age, gender, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, parental and family characteristics, truancy, mental health (depression and anxiety), alcohol use and cigarette smoking. Overall, 74% reported that they had never used an e-cigarette or vaped, 12.5% had for flavour-only, and 13.5% had for nicotine vapes. Multinomial adjusted logistic regressions showed that males and teens reporting frequent alcohol or cigarette use had higher odds of vaping. In adolescents who had used an e-cigarette, half had used a nicotine vape. Those who engaged in risky drinking and smoked cigarettes were most likely to also use e-cigarettes, implying that this may be a high-risk group

Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Health psychology · Logistic regression · Multinomial logistic regression · Nicotine · Odds · Odds ratio · Psychiatry · Public health · Truancy · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Internal Medicine