ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2026
Social support on social media may buffer associations of parental rejection with sexual minority young adults' tobacco use outcomes.
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Introduction: Sexual minority young adults (SMYAs) display higher tobacco use rates and worse tobacco-related outcomes relative to their heterosexual peers. Greater parental rejection and less warmth are associated with worse tobacco use outcomes among SMYAs. Less is known about the role of in-person and social media-based social support on these associations. Methods: We analyzed 2 waves of survey data among 140 parent-SMYA dyads (aged 18-22) residing in US Southern and Midwest regions. Multivariable regressions examined: 1) main effects of parent- and SMYA-reported parental rejection and warmth and SMYA-reported in-person and social media-based social support on SMYA-reported follow-up tobacco use outcomes (i.e., any past-month cigarette use, e-cigarette use, number of tobacco products used, nicotine dependence); and 2) interactions between parent- and SMYA-reported parental rejection and warmth with both types of social support in relation to follow-up tobacco use outcomes. Results: SMYA-reported parental rejection was associated with higher odds of cigarette use, e-cigarette use, and using more tobacco products 6 months later for SMYAs with lower, but not higher levels of social media-based social support. SMYA-reported parental rejection was also associated more strongly with nicotine dependence for SMYAs with lower (vs. higher) social media-based social support. Parent-reported parental warmth was associated with lower odds of cigarette and e-cigarette use, using fewer tobacco products, and less nicotine dependence, regardless of social support. Conclusions: Social media may be a valuable outlet for SMYAs to obtain social support and in turn, reduce risk for tobacco use and related outcomes in the face of parental rejection.
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