#drunktwitter: Examining the relations between alcohol-related Twitter content and alcohol willingness and use among underage young adults

It has been argued that social networking sites (SNS) expand young adults ’ (YAs’) exposure to peer risk behavior, including alcohol use. When viewing others’ profiles, users can learn about others’ interests, hobbies, social lives, and health and risk behaviors (Ellison et al., 2007). Given how much time YAs spend on SNS in conjunction with the multiple ways (e.g ., text, photo) and opportunities to communicate about alcohol, SNS are an influential risk-conducive environment for YA alcohol use (McCreanor et al., 2013; Moreno and Whitehill, 2014).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research