The association between vaping, smoking, mental illness, and social media use : a national survey of adults in Canada
department or school: Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan)
department or school: Social Work, School of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Belliveau, Michelle
issued: 2022-01-13T22:25:16Z
issued: 2021
related degree: Master of Social Work - MSW
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Problem: Rates of vaping and smoking have increased across Canada since 2015. Several factors appear to influence these rates, yet there is limited research on the relationships among these factors. The purpose of the current study was to explore the associations between social media use and vaping and smoking behaviours, accounting for the mediational effects of mental illness symptoms (i.e., anxiety and depression). Method: An online survey was conducted with adults 19 years and older living in Canada. The study utilized four indicators of the latent construct, social media use (i.e., social media dependency, engagement, frequency, and the number of platforms), two measures of mental illness symptoms (i.e., anxiety and depression), and two measures of smoking/vaping (i.e., status and nicotine dependency). The data were analyzed using R. Our final analysis included both general and generalized structural equation models. Results: Vaping status: Social media use had a significant negative relationship with vaping status, but when mediated by symptoms of mental illness, the association was not significant. Nicotine dependency among vapers: The relationship between social media use and nicotine dependency was not significant, but the relationship mediated by mental illness symptoms was both positive and significant. Smoking status: As with vaping status, social media use had a significant, negative relationship with smoking status. However, the relationship when mediated by mental illness symptoms was positive and significant. Nicotine dependency among smokers: Again, social media use had a significant, negative effect on nicotine dependency, and the mediated relationship was positive and significant. Conclusions: Mental illness symptoms appear to mediate the association between social media use, smoking status and nicotine dependency among vapers and smokers. These findings suggest that it is essential to examine the contributing factors related to social media use a…
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/80654
note: The association between vaping, smoking, mental illness, and social media use: A national survey of adults in Canada by Michelle Belliveau B.A., University of British Columbia, 2018 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Social Work THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) December 2021 © Michelle Belliveau, 2021 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: The association between vaping, smoking, mental illness, and social media use: A national survey of adults in Canada submitted by Michelle Belliveau in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Social Work . Dr. Dixon Sookraj, School of Social Work Co-Supervisor Dr. Sarah Dow-Fleisner, School of Social Work Co-Supervisor Dr. Laura Struik, School of Nursing Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Shelly Ben-David, School of Social Work Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Brian O’Connor, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Examiner iii Abstract Problem: Rates of vaping and smoking have increased across Canada since 2015. Several factors appear to influence these rates, yet there is limited research on the relationships among these factors. The purpose of the current study was to explore the associations between social media use and vaping and smoking behaviours, accounting for the mediational effects of mental illness symptoms (i.e., anxiety and depression). Method: An online survey was conducted with adults 19 years and older living in Canada. The study utilized four indicators of the latent construct, social media use (i.e., social media dependency, engagement, frequency, and the number of platforms), two measures of mental illness symptoms (i.e., anxiety and depression), and two measures of smoking/vaping (i.e., status and nicotine dependency). The data were an…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2018-02
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0406266
language: eng
degree discipline: Social Work
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Sookraj, Dixon
contributor: Dow-Fleisner, Sarah
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80654