TY - JOUR
T1 - Social networking site use and alcohol use behaviors among adolescents
T2 - A latent profile analysis
AU - Russell, Alex M.
AU - Vest, Noel A.
AU - Litt, Dana M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection and manuscript preparation were supported by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21AA024163, R34AA026332) awarded to Dr. Dana M. Litt. Dr. Vest was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32DA035165. The content of this manuscript is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism or the National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Background: Adolescent exposure to alcohol-related social networking site (SNS) content is associated with their own alcohol use. However, there is a need to better understand the relationship between varying levels of adolescent SNS use and alcohol-related risks. In this study, we sought to identify distinct patterns of SNS use across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat) and to assess associations between those patterns and alcohol use outcomes. Methods: Data were collected as part of a baseline assessment for a larger longitudinal experimental study. Participants (N = 306, age 15–20) completed measures of demographics, SNS use, and alcohol use. Results: Using latent profile analysis (LPA), three SNS use profiles were empirically derived: low SNS users (27.5%), high frequency, low duration users (47.4%), and high frequency, high duration users (25.2%). Significant differences in daily drinking (F [2, 301] = 3.39, p = 0.035) and AUDIT scores (F [2, 289] = 6.15, p = 0.002) were observed for the three profiles, with members of the high frequency, high duration profile reporting significantly more weekly drinks and higher AUDIT scores when compared to the other two profiles. Conclusion: These findings imply that a combination of high frequency and high duration SNS use may place individuals at risk for potentially problematic drinking. Given many clinicians have limited opportunities to delve into their patients’ SNS use patterns, results suggest that a simple understanding of frequency and duration of use may provide enough information to indicate who may be at risk.
AB - Background: Adolescent exposure to alcohol-related social networking site (SNS) content is associated with their own alcohol use. However, there is a need to better understand the relationship between varying levels of adolescent SNS use and alcohol-related risks. In this study, we sought to identify distinct patterns of SNS use across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat) and to assess associations between those patterns and alcohol use outcomes. Methods: Data were collected as part of a baseline assessment for a larger longitudinal experimental study. Participants (N = 306, age 15–20) completed measures of demographics, SNS use, and alcohol use. Results: Using latent profile analysis (LPA), three SNS use profiles were empirically derived: low SNS users (27.5%), high frequency, low duration users (47.4%), and high frequency, high duration users (25.2%). Significant differences in daily drinking (F [2, 301] = 3.39, p = 0.035) and AUDIT scores (F [2, 289] = 6.15, p = 0.002) were observed for the three profiles, with members of the high frequency, high duration profile reporting significantly more weekly drinks and higher AUDIT scores when compared to the other two profiles. Conclusion: These findings imply that a combination of high frequency and high duration SNS use may place individuals at risk for potentially problematic drinking. Given many clinicians have limited opportunities to delve into their patients’ SNS use patterns, results suggest that a simple understanding of frequency and duration of use may provide enough information to indicate who may be at risk.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Alcohol
KW - Drinking
KW - Latent profile analysis
KW - Social media
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107261
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107261
M3 - Article
C2 - 35114629
AN - SCOPUS:85123759166
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 129
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
M1 - 107261
ER -