@article{ref1,
title="Testing young adults' reactions to Facebook cues and their associations with alcohol use",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2019",
author="Moreno, Megan A. and Mercer, Laina and Young, Henry N. and Cox, Elizabeth D. and Kerr, Bradley",
volume="54",
number="9",
pages="1450-1460",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Alcohol cues on social media may influence young adults' drinking patterns, these cues may be pro-social or pro-alcohol in nature. The influence of individual Facebook cues on young adults' drinking intentions and behaviors remains unknown. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess how Facebook cues influence intention to drink, and how intention was associated with Theory of Reasoned Action constructs including alcohol-related attitudes and norms, and future behavior. <br><br>METHODS: Incoming university students completed a pre-college and a 2-year follow-up phone interview. A vignette presented individual Facebook cues representing &quot;pro-social&quot; or &quot;pro-alcohol&quot; sentiments. Participants indicated intention to drink alcohol and their rationale for this intention after each cue. Additional measures included TRA constructs of alcohol-related attitudes and norms, and problem alcohol use. Analyses included a qualitative approach to examine rationales for intention to drink in response to Facebook cues, and linear mixed effects models. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 338 participants, 56.1% were female, 74.8% were Caucasian. Alcohol-related attitudes and norms were positively associated with intention to drink in response to pro-social and pro-alcohol Facebook cues. Participants' intention to drink in response to pro-alcohol cues was positively associated with problem alcohol use two years later. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS/importance: Findings illuminate the influence of social media on alcohol-related behaviors and highlight potential future screening approaches.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2019.1585458",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1585458"
}