TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Testing young adults' reactions to Facebook cues and their associations with alcohol use
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Moreno, Megan A.
A1  - Mercer, Laina
A1  - Young, Henry N.
A1  - Cox, Elizabeth D.
A1  - Kerr, Bradley
SP  - 1450
EP  - 1460
VL  - 54
IS  - 9
N2  - 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 "pro-social" or "pro-alcohol" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1585458
ID  - ref1
ER  -