@article{ref1,
title="Negative experiences, social exclusion and unwanted attention on social media: exploring the association with adolescent alcohol use",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2022",
author="Ranganath, Priya and Hjetland, Gunnhild Johnsen and Finserås, Turi Reiten and Brunborg, Geir Scott and Hesse, Morten and Skogen, Jens Christoffer",
volume="22",
number="1",
pages="e2361-e2361",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adolescents' presence on Social Media (SoMe) facilitates peer connections making them susceptible to peer-influences and approval. Negative experiences on SoMe can affect adolescent stress and wellbeing, impelling their use of alcohol. This paper provides a novel understanding of the relationship between negative experiences on SoMe and key indicators of alcohol use in adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: Data was collected from upper secondary school students (n = 3528, ages 16-19, 45% boys) in Bergen (Norway) using a web-based questionnaire during school-hours in 2020 and 2021. Dependent variables were alcohol consumption, binge drinking and scoring ≥ 2 points on the CRAFFT instrument screening for substance use problems in adolescents. Independent variables were two scales indicating &quot;negative acts and exclusion&quot; and &quot;unwanted attention from others&quot;. Covariates included age, gender, country of birth and subjective socioeconomic status. <br><br>RESULTS are presented as relative risk ratios (RRR), odds ratios (OR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% confidence intervals. <br><br>RESULTS: Using multinomial logistic regression models, &quot;negative acts and exclusion&quot; and &quot;unwanted attention&quot; were positively associated with trying alcohol (OR: 1.50 (95% CI 1.28-1.76) and 1.86 (95% CI 1.66-2.09) respectively, both p ≤ 0.001), with frequency and amount of alcohol consumed. <br><br>FINDINGS from logistic regression models indicated that &quot;negative acts and exclusion&quot; and &quot;unwanted attention&quot; were positively associated with i. CRAFFT-caseness (OR: 2.13 and 1.86) and ii. frequent binge drinking (OR: 1.55 and 1.89). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Both exclusion and unwanted attention on SoMe were associated with indicators of problematic drinking, including frequency, quantity, and consequences related to alcohol.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-022-14679-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14679-4"
}