Alcohol and social media: drinking and drunkenness while online

Barnes, Helen Moewaka; McCreanor, Tim; Goodwin, Ian; Lyons, Antonia C.; Griffin, Christine; Hutton, Fiona

doi:10.1080/09581596.2015.1058921

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“…Based on their retrospective reports, BDs were more likely (vs. NBDs) to use social media while drinking and while intoxicated. Previous studies suggest that this practice may lead to regret and other negative consequences, as people are generally less inhibited while drinking and may be more likely to make poor decisions (Barnes et al, 2016). Further, a study by Thompson and Romo (2016) found that, compared with drinking alcohol, posting about alcohol on social media was actually a stronger predictor of alcohol-related negative consequences.…”

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“…Further, a study by Thompson and Romo (2016) found that, compared with drinking alcohol, posting about alcohol on social media was actually a stronger predictor of alcohol-related negative consequences. However, some types of content posted while drinking and/or intoxicated may reinforce problematic alcohol use, particularly when posts depict alcohol-related fun, excitement, and pleasure (Barnes et al, 2016). BDs' greater likelihood of using alcohol and social media concurrently may provide an avenue for timely intervention through social media.…”

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Collegiate Binge Drinking and Social Media Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics

Ceballos

Howard

Dailey

et al. 2018

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Collegiate Binge Drinking and Social Media Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics

Ceballos

Howard

Dailey

et al. 2018

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Young people, particularly those under 25 years of age, do not necessarily see the consumption of alcohol as problematic, and often argue that it plays a positive role in their socialisation (Brown & Gregg, 2012;Hutton, 2012). However, the existence of a widespread culture of intoxication creates considerable concerns due to its public health consequences (Moewaka Barnes et al, 2016).…”

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Not without my mobile phone: alcohol binge drinking, gender violence and technology in the Spanish culture of intoxication

Avilés

García-Carpintero

Pavón-Benítez

2019

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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The practice of binge drinking has in recent decades consolidated what is known as the 'culture of intoxication' among the young people of Spain. This has coincided with the increase in the use of mobile-phone technology and of social networks within the night-time economy. Our main aim is to explore these new, potentially risky uses and violent behaviours, through an analysis of the discourses of the young people involved. This is a qualitative study with in-depth interviews (n ¼ 24) of young people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two, resident in two cities in the south of Spain: Granada and Seville. Findings: our results show that gender violence is present in the contexts where alcohol is consumed intensively and is related to the use of the mobile phone in interpersonal or couple relationships. This violence is practiced mainly against the women, who suffer sexual harassment and violation of their public image through information and communication technologies. Our data show that prevention should consider the new vulnerabilities that are generated out of the problematic association between technology and alcohol, using innovative strategies that are adapted to the new patterns of youth behaviour.

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“…That is, while we know large numbers of college students post alcohol-related content on SMS (e.g., Moreno et al, 2014; Rodriguez et al, 2016; Boyle et al, 2016), it is unlikely that all content is equal in prevalence and influence. For example, researchers have suggested that two distinct types of alcohol-related posts, those glamourizing college drinking, and those depicting the negative consequences associated with alcohol misuse, may be more prevalent among college students and potentially influential than other types of alcohol-related content (e.g., Ridout, et al, 2011; Niland, et al, 2014; Moewaka Barnes, McCreanor, Goodwin, Lyons, Griffin, & Hutton, 2016). What has not been considered to date is how the specific features of SMS platforms may make particular platforms more or less likely destinations for glamorizing and consequential alcohol-related posts.…”

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Facebook dethroned: Revealing the more likely social media destinations for college students' depictions of underage drinking

Boyle

Earle

LaBrie

et al. 2017

Addictive Behaviors

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Studies examining representations of college drinking on social media have almost exclusively focused on Facebook. However, recent research suggests college students may be more influenced by peers’ alcohol-related posts on Instagram and Snapchat, two image-based platforms popular among this demographic. One potential explanation for this differential influence is that qualitative distinctions in the types of alcohol-related content posted by students on these three platforms may exist. Informed by undergraduate focus groups, this study examined the hypothesis that, of the three platforms, students tend to use Instagram most often for photos glamourizing drinking and Snapchat for incriminating photos of alcohol misuse and negative consequences. Undergraduate research assistants aided investigators in developing hypothetical vignettes and photographic examples of posts both glamorizing and depicting negative consequences associated with college drinking. In an online survey, vignette and photo stimuli were followed by counterbalanced paired comparisons that presented each possible pair of social media platforms. Undergraduates (N=196) selected the platform from each pair on which they would be more likely to see each post. Generalized Bradley-Terry models examined the probabilities of platform selections. As predicted, Instagram was seen as the most probable destination (and Facebook least probable) for photos depicting alcohol use as attractive and glamorous. Conversely, Snapchat was selected as the most probable destination (and Facebook least probable) for items depicting negative consequences associated with heavy drinking. Results suggest researchers aiming to mitigate the potential influences associated with college students’ glamorous and consequential alcohol-related photos posted social media posts should shift their focus from Facebook to Instagram and Snapchat.

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Alcohol and social media: drinking and drunkenness while online

Cited by 52 publications

References 46 publications

Collegiate Binge Drinking and Social Media Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics

Collegiate Binge Drinking and Social Media Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanics

Not without my mobile phone: alcohol binge drinking, gender violence and technology in the Spanish culture of intoxication

Facebook dethroned: Revealing the more likely social media destinations for college students' depictions of underage drinking

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