Titre : | "I will take a shot for every 'like' I get on this status": posting alcohol-related Facebook content is linked to drinking outcomes (2014) |
Auteurs : | E. C. WESTGATE ; C. NEIGHBORS ; H. HEPPNER ; S. JAHN ; K. P. LINDGREN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.75, n°3, May 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | 390-398 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | SHS (Sciences humaines et sociales / Humanities and social sciences) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés ADOLESCENT ; ALCOOL ; RESEAUX SOCIAUX ; MOTIVATION ; ENQUETE |
Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether self-reports of alcohol-related postings on Facebook by oneself or one's Facebook friends were related to common motives for drinking and were uniquely predictive of self-reported alcohol outcomes (alcohol consumption, problems, and cravings).
METHOD: Pacific Northwest undergraduates completed a survey of alcohol outcomes, drinking motives, and alcohol-related Facebook postings. Participants completed the survey online as part of a larger study on alcohol use and cognitive associations. Participants were randomly selected through the university registrar's office and consisted of 1,106 undergraduates (449 men, 654 women, 2 transgender, 1 declined to answer) between the ages of 18 and 25 years (M = 20.40, SD = 1.60) at a large university in the Pacific Northwest. Seven participants were excluded from analyses because of missing or suspect data. RESULTS: Alcohol-related postings on Facebook were significantly correlated with social, enhancement, conformity, and coping motives for drinking (all ps CONCLUSIONS: Posting alcohol-related content on social media platforms such as Facebook is associated with common motivations for drinking and is, in itself, a strong predictive indicator of drinking outcomes independent of drinking motives. Moreover, self-related posting activity appears to be more predictive than Facebook friends' activity. These findings suggest that social media platforms may be a useful target for future preventative and intervention efforts. |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
Affiliation : | Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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