Adolescent (mis)perceptions of peer alcohol posts on social media: Prospective associations with alcohol attitudes and use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media is a central context in which teens interact with their peers, creating opportunities for them to view, post, and engage with alcohol content. Because adolescent peer interactions largely occur on social media, perceptions of peer alcohol content posting may act as potent risk factors for adolescent alcohol use. Accordingly, the preregistered aims of this study were to (1) compare perceived friend, typical person, and an adolescent's own posting of alcohol content to social media and (2) examine how these perceptions prospectively relate to alcohol willingness, expectancies, and use after accounting for offline perceived peer alcohol use.

Methods

This longitudinal study included 435 adolescents (M_age  = 16.91) in 11th (48%) and 12th grade (

SUBMITTER: Meisel SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9722521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature