Family resilience mediates exposure to adverse childhood experiences on insufficient sleep among children: findings from a population-based study.

Background: Sleep plays a vital role in the well-being of children and adolescents. Researchers have identified adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as an important factor associated with poor sleep among adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine the mediating role of family resilience on the association between ACEs and insufficient sleep among adolescents in the United States.

Assessing how alcohol use patterns relate to obesity among American adolescents from rural and urban areas: Five years of pooled data.

Background: Obesity is associated with locality and alcohol use; however, less is known about how the interaction of these two factors may compound the risk of obesity among adolescents.

Objectives: This study examines the relationship between alcohol use and obesity among adolescents from rural and urban areas in the United States.

Methods: Data came from a sample of American adolescents aged 12-17 years from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2015-2019; n = 39,489).

Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States.

Objective: Polysubstance use among adolescents is a significant public health concern, yet most studies on adolescent substance use focus on a singular substance. This study is one of the first to investigate the association between perceived racial discrimination (PRD) in school and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents using a nationally representative sample.

Methods: Data was from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey.

Association between use of electronic vaping products and insufficient sleep among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 and 2019 YRBS.

Background And Objective: Although studies have investigated the association between cigarette smoking and sleep outcomes among adolescents in the United States, few studies have examined the association between electronic vaping products (EVPs) use and insufficient sleep among adolescents. The objective of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional association between the use of EVPs and insufficient sleep among adolescents.

Methods: Data were pooled from the 2017 and 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.