| Alcohol references on undergraduate males' Facebook profiles. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21406490 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Perceived peer alcohol use is a predictor of consumption in college males; frequent references to alcohol on Facebook may encourage alcohol consumption. Content analysis of college males' Facebook profiles identified references to alcohol. The average age of 225 identified profiles was 19.9 years. Alcohol references were present on 85.3% of the profiles; the prevalence of alcohol was similar across each undergraduate grade. The average number of alcohol references per profile was 8.5 but increased with undergraduate year (p = .003; confidence interval = 1.5, 7.5). Students who were of legal drinking age referenced alcohol 4.5 times more than underage students, and an increase in number of Facebook friends was associated with an increase in displayed alcohol references (p < .001; confidence interval = 0.009, 0.02). Facebook is widely used in the college population; widespread alcohol displays on Facebook may influence social norms and cause increases in male college students' alcohol use. |
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Authors:
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Katie G Egan; Megan A Moreno |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2011-03-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of men's health Volume: 5 ISSN: 1557-9891 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Mens Health Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-11-07 Completed Date: 2012-03-05 Revised Date: 2012-10-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101287723 Medline TA: Am J Mens Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 413-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, USA. kgegan@wisc.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking / psychology* Confidence Intervals Health Surveys Humans Internet* Male Men's Health / statistics & numerical data* Peer Group* Risk-Taking Self Report Social Support Statistics as Topic Students / psychology*, statistics & numerical data Universities / statistics & numerical data* Wisconsin Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K12 HD055894-04/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; K12 HD055894-05/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; K12HD055894/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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