The Association Between Social Networking Sites and Alcohol Abuse Among Belgian Adolescents: The Role of Attitudes and Social Norms

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Media Psychology-Theories Methods and Applications Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI:10.1027/1864-1105/a000196

Femke Geusens, K. Beullens

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Abstract

Both consuming alcohol and using social networking sites (SNS) are popular pastimes among adolescents. The current cross-sectional study (N = 3,133) aims to explore the relation between being exposed to and displaying alcohol-related content on SNS with alcohol abuse among adolescents aged 16–20 years. First, the results support that displaying alcohol-related content on SNS is more strongly associated with alcohol abuse than exposure to this kind of content. Furthermore, the associations of both exposure to and displaying alcohol-related content on SNS with alcohol abuse are mediated through perceived social norms of friends and attitudes toward excessive alcohol consumption. Yet, whereas alcohol-related attitudes and social norms seemed to be equally important mediators in the relation between exposure to alcohol-related content on SNS and alcohol abuse, the association between displaying alcohol-related content on SNS and alcohol abuse seemed to be mediated predominantly through a change in alcohol-related attitudes. Overall, this study sheds more light on the complex relations between SNS use and risky drinking behavior among adolescents.

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比利时青少年中社交网站与酒精滥用的关系:态度和社会规范的作用

饮酒和使用社交网站(SNS)是青少年中流行的消遣方式。当前的横断面研究(N = 3133)旨在探讨16-20岁青少年在社交网络上接触和展示酒精相关内容与酒精滥用之间的关系。首先，研究结果表明，在社交网络上展示与酒精相关的内容与酒精滥用的关系比暴露于此类内容的关系更强。此外，在社交网络上暴露和展示酒精相关内容与酒精滥用之间的关联是通过感知到的朋友的社会规范和对过度饮酒的态度来中介的。然而，尽管与酒精相关的态度和社会规范似乎在社交网络上接触酒精相关内容与酒精滥用之间的关系中同样重要，但在社交网络上展示酒精相关内容与酒精滥用之间的联系似乎主要是通过酒精相关态度的改变来调节的。总的来说，这项研究揭示了社交网络使用与青少年危险饮酒行为之间的复杂关系。

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期刊介绍： Journal of Media Psychology (JMP) is committed to publishing original, high-quality papers which cover the broad range of media psychological research. This peer-reviewed journal focuses on how human beings select, use, and experience various media as well as how media (use) can affect their cognitions, emotions, and behaviors. Submissions must substantially advance the current state-of the art on a theoretical and/or an empirical level. To name just a few typical fields and domains of inquiry, the Journal of Media Psychology considers manuscripts dealing with research on entertainment, computer-mediated communication (including social media), human-computer interaction, e-learning, computer and video games, virtual environments, or advertising. The journal is also open to research from neighboring disciplines as far as this work ties in with psychological concepts of the uses and effects of the media. Submissions of comparative work, e.g., crossmedia, cross-gender, or cross-cultural, are encouraged. Moreover, submissions including alternative analysis procedures such as the Bayesian approach are welcome. Starting in 2015, the pre-registration of research plans will also be possible. To ensure short turn-around cycles for manuscript review and fast publication, the Journal of Media Psychology relies heavily upon electronic communication and information exchange, starting from electronic submission and continuing throughout the entire review and production process.