Disentangling Associations Between Frequency of Specific Social Networking Site Platform Use, Normative Discrepancies, and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Underage Young Adults

The roles of conscientiousness and excitement seeking were investigated in the relationship between exposure to peer alcohol use online and adolescent alcohol consumption. It was hypothesized that higher levels of perceived peer alcohol use online would be associated with reports of higher adolescent alcohol consumption. Additionally, it was proposed that the relationship between perceived levels of peer alcohol use online and individual alcohol consumption would be stronger for adolescents lower in conscientiousness, and higher in excitement seeking, than it was in more conscientious, and less excitement-seeking students. Control variables included gender, pubertal timing, frequency of social networking site use, social networking site investment, and in-person peer alcohol norms. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey from a sample of 1,018 students (M = 16.45 years old, SD = 0.32 years). Higher levels of in-person peer drinking norms and social networking site alcohol exposure were associated with higher adolescent drinking. Furthermore, excitement seeking significantly moderated the relationship between social networking site alcohol exposure and alcohol use. Participants reporting higher excitement seeking appeared more susceptible to online alcohol exposure than those reporting lower excitement seeking. The current study contributes to understandings of adolescent drinking by demonstrating personality differences in adolescent susceptibility to online alcohol consumption norms.

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Social Media and Alcohol Use

Public Health and Welfare ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch021 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 437-456

Author(s):

Gulzar H. Shah ◽

Moya L. Alfonso ◽

Nina Jolani

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Deleterious Effect ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Daily Life ◽

Differential Association ◽

And Behavior

The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has become an integral part of daily life, particularly for adolescents. The chapter examines the negative impact of social networking sites and how they may expose alcohol-related consumption and behavior to young adults, especially college students. In particular, the focus is on the use of two specific social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, and their association with alcohol use. The review of existing literature reveals that the depiction of alcohol use on social networking sites has a deleterious effect on alcohol use through the creation of positive social norms toward use and abuse. Further, the chapter looks at the Theory of Differential Association to explain the use of SNS as a pivot to increased alcohol use by adolescents and young adults.

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Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness

Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Lifelong Learning ◽

10.28945/2167 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 047-066

Author(s):

Nicole A. Buzzetto-More ◽

Robert Johnson ◽

Muna Elobaid

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Social Networking ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Black College ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Historically Black College ◽

The Social ◽

Survey Results

Empowered by and tethered to ubiquitous technologies, the current generation of youth yearns for opportunities to engage in self-expression and information sharing online with personal disclosure no longer governed by concepts of propriety and privacy. This raises issues about the unsafe online activities of teens and young adults. The following paper presents the findings of a study examining the social networking activities of undergraduate students and also highlights a program to increase awareness of the dangers and safe practices when using and communicating, via social media. According to the survey results, young adults practice risky social networking site (SNS) behaviors with most having experienced at least one negative consequence. Further, females were more likely than males to engage in oversharing as well as to have experienced negative consequences. Finally, results of a post-treatment survey found that a targeted program that includes flyers, posters, YouTube videos, handouts, and in-class information sessions conducted at a Mid-Atlantic Historically Black College or University (HBCU) increased student awareness of the dangers of social media as well as positively influenced students to practice more prudent online behaviors.

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The Relationship Between Posting and Photo Manipulation Activities on Social Networking Sites and Internalization of a Tanned Ideal Among Australian Adolescents and Young Adults

Social Media + Society ◽

10.1177/2056305118820419 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 205630511882041 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

John Mingoia ◽

Amanda D. Hutchinson ◽

David H. Gleaves ◽

Carlene Wilson

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Skin Cancer ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Site Use ◽

The Relationship ◽

Appearance Ideals

We examined whether sharing photos on social networking sites and, in particular, the approach to sharing photos online were associated with internalization of a tanned ideal and appearance comparisons. Adolescents and young adults ( N = 587) completed measures of social networking site use, photo activities, internalization, and appearance comparisons. Regular photo-sharers internalized a tanned ideal to a greater extent and reported engaging in more frequent appearance comparisons to people in media than participants who did not regularly share photos online. Internalization was associated with editing photos prior to posting, whereas appearance comparisons were associated with investment, measured as the concern for the quality and effort expended in selecting photos (e.g., carefully selecting a photo, taking a photo specifically for posting) and editing photos prior to posting. Future interventions to reduce the risk of skin cancer should address users’ investment in the quality of photos they share online and the desire to manipulate photos to adhere to appearance ideals.

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Social Media and Alcohol Use

Advances in Social Networking and Online Communities - Implications of Social Media Use in Personal and Professional Settings ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-7401-1.ch002 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 25-44

Author(s):

Gulzar H. Shah ◽

Moya L. Alfonso ◽

Nina Jolani

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Deleterious Effect ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Daily Life ◽

Differential Association ◽

And Behavior

The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has become an integral part of daily life, particularly for adolescents. The chapter examines the negative impact of social networking sites and how they may expose alcohol-related consumption and behavior to young adults, especially college students. In particular, the focus is on the use of two specific social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, and their association with alcohol use. The review of existing literature reveals that the depiction of alcohol use on social networking sites has a deleterious effect on alcohol use through the creation of positive social norms toward use and abuse. Further, the chapter looks at the Theory of Differential Association to explain the use of SNS as a pivot to increased alcohol use by adolescents and young adults.

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Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness

10.28945/2150 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Nicole A. Buzzetto-More ◽

Robert Johnson ◽

Muna Elobaid

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Semantic Web ◽

Social Networking ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Life Long Learning ◽

The Social ◽

Survey Results

Empowered by, and tethered to, ubiquitous technologies, the current generation of youth yearns for opportunities to engage in self-expression and information sharing online with personal disclosure no longer governed by concepts of propriety and privacy. This raises issues about the unsafe activities of teens and young adults. The following paper presents the findings of a study examining the social networking activities of undergraduate students and also highlights a program to increase awareness of the dangers of, and safe practices using, social media. According to the survey results, young adults practice risky social networking site (SNS) behaviors with most having experienced at least one negative consequence. Further, females were more likely than males to engage in oversharing as well as to have experienced negative consequences. Finally, results of a post-treatment survey found that a targeted program that includes flyers, posters, YouTube videos, handouts, and in-class information sessions conducted at a Mid-Atlantic HBCU increased student awareness of the dangers of social media as well as positively influenced students to practice more prudent online behaviors. A revised version of this paper was published in Interdisciplinary Journal of e-Skills and Life Long Learning Volume 11, 2015 as "Communicating and Sharing in the Semantic Web: An Examination of Social Media Risks, Consequences, and Attitudinal Awareness"

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Social Networking Site Use and Materialistic Values Among Youth: The Safeguarding Role of the Parent-Child Relationship and Self-Regulation

Communication Research ◽

10.1177/0093650216683775 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 46 (8) ◽

pp. 1119-1144 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hillbun Ho ◽

Wonsun Shin ◽

May O. Lwin

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Social Networking ◽

Life Experience ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Online Communication ◽

Empirical Support ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Consumption Experience ◽

Materialistic Values ◽

The Impact

Social networking sites (SNSs) have become common avenues for young people to share their life experience with peers, including their consumption experience. Although prior research on the media effects of SNSs has shown how online communication on SNSs promotes various volitional behaviors, current understanding is limited with respect to how young people’s use of SNSs is associated with their consumption experience and materialistic values. This study examines how SNS use related to consumption experience is associated with materialistic values among young adults and how their social perceptions mediate such association. This investigation also proposes that young adults’ self-regulation and close relationships with parents would buffer the impact of SNS use. Survey data gathered from 903 youths in Singapore lend strong empirical support to the hypotheses proposed. Implications are discussed.

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