Associations Between U.S. High-School Student and Parental Job Loss During the Covid-19 Pandemic and Student Substance Use
Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (Abes), 2021
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21646112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taylor M Shockey (0000-0002-7689-1933, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, corresponding author), Sharon R Silver (0000-0002-7679-5028, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1089-1098 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Substance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10826084.2025.2481318 |
| PMID | 40205777 |
| OpenAlex | W4409344532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 45 |
BACKGROUND: Job loss among both adults and adolescents increased markedly early in the COVID-19 pandemic. While parental job loss has been associated with the adverse effects, including adolescent substance use, no research is available on the effects of adolescent job loss on substance use. METHODS: Analyses of Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (ABES) data from January to June 2021 were conducted to assess associations between parent and student pre-pandemic employment status and pandemic-era job loss and adolescent substance use behaviors. Cigarette, electronic vapor product (EVP), alcohol, and drug use were examined in a nationally representative sample of 7,705 U.S. high-school students. RESULTS: Compared to students who did not lose their job during the pandemic, students reporting job loss had significantly elevated prevalences of current EVP use (29.9% vs. 19.7%), drinking more alcohol during the pandemic (25.3% vs. 16.7%), and current marijuana use (25.8% vs. 15.6%). Additionally, parental job loss was significantly associated with all substance use behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of substance use associated with student and parental job loss, as well as parental unemployment, indicate that care may be needed for those students experiencing these losses. School-based intervention and prevention programs, including job loss supports for students, could be useful
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Outbreak · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Substance use · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Virology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |