Social media, depression, and vaping susceptibility: A prospective cohort study of the combined effects in college students

Bara S. Bataineh, C. Nathan Marti, Alexandra Loukas, Melissa B. Harrell, Qinghua Yang, Dhiraj Murthy +2 more

IntroductionVaping has risen rapidly among Mexican-American college students in the United States (US), raising concerns about the influences of mental health and digital media. Mexican-Americans are the largest Hispanic subgroup in the US and may face unique sociocultural and environmental risk factors that increase the risk of vaping. While depression and problematic social media use (PSMU), characterized by exc…