Prospective Association of Digital Media Use with Alcohol Use Initiation and Progression Among Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although adolescents commonly use digital media and consume alcohol , longitudinal evidence of the association between these behaviors is scant. This study examined the association between the frequency of digital media use and the subsequent initiation or progression of alcohol use. We also examined whether these associations were moderated by gender and race/ethnicity.

Methods

The study included 2,473 adolescents from a prospective cohort in the Los Angeles, CA area who were surveyed in fall 2015 (11th grade, baseline for the current study) and every 6 months through the end of high school (Spring 2017, 12th grade). At baseline, youth self-reported the total number of 14 digital media activities (e.g., checking social media, streaming music/videos, texting) they

SUBMITTER: Riehm KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8076081 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature