Examining Between- and Within-Subjects Effects of Posting and Exposure to Alcohol-Related Social Media Content on Drinking Over Time.
Objective: Social media content featuring alcoholic beverages is posted and viewed by college students. Limited longitudinal research suggests that increased alcohol-related content (ARC) posting and exposure is associated with increased alcohol consumption among college students over time. Emerging...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 542 - 555 |
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Alcohol Research Documentation
Jul2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=188375425&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 188375425 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 19371888 30V1 jtl: Journal of Studies on Alcohol & Drugs issn: 19371888 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2025 vid: 86 iid: 4 pid: 343 pub: Alcohol Research Documentation artinfo: ui: 188375425 10.15288/jsad.24-00131 ppf: 542 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Examining Between- and Within-Subjects Effects of Posting and Exposure to Alcohol-Related Social Media Content on Drinking Over Time. aug: au: Strowger, Megan Braitman, Abby L. Janssen, Tim Barnett, Nancy P. affil: Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, Norfolk, Virginia ab: Objective: Social media content featuring alcoholic beverages is posted and viewed by college students. Limited longitudinal research suggests that increased alcohol-related content (ARC) posting and exposure is associated with increased alcohol consumption among college students over time. Emerging evidence suggests that this association may be bidirectional, with drinking predicting later ARC posting. The current study examined longitudinal bidirectional associations between alcohol consumption and posting ARC (Aim 1) and friend ARC exposure (Aim 2). Method: College students engaging in heavy or problematic drinking (N = 384; M age = 20.04; 74.2% female; 79.6% White) completed four surveys (baseline, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month). Each survey assessed social media use (including ARC posting) and alcohol use, along with ARC posting behaviors of their social network (i.e., important friends). Results: Random-intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed significant large associations only at the within-subjects level for posting ARC, but significant medium-large between- and within-subjects associations for ARC exposure. Within subjects, greater alcohol consumption predicted posting 1 month later, and posting at the 3-month follow-up predicted increased drinking at 6 months (Aim 1). Between subjects, individuals who reported greater social network ARC exposure were more likely to report greater alcohol consumption. Within subjects, greater-than-average ARC exposure at 1 month predicted decreased alcohol consumption at 3 months (Aim 2). Conclusions: Results suggest that the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol posting (self and ARC exposure) is complex and not necessarily bidirectional, with associations between posting and drinking fluctuating within subjects, whereas between- and within-subjects associations were observed for exposure and drinking. Associations between posting and drinking vary within individuals over time, whereas associations between exposure and drinking exist for groups, indicating that the more people are exposed, the more alcohol they consume. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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