Associations Between Displayed Alcohol References on Facebook and Problem Drinking Among College Students

摘要: OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between displayed alcohol use and intoxication/problem drinking (I/PD) references on Facebook self-reported problem using a clinical scale. DESIGN: Content analysis cross-sectional survey. SETTING: Web site (http://www.facebook.com/). PARTICIPANTS: The study included undergraduate students (age range, 18-20 years) at 2 state universities with public profiles. Main Exposures profiles were categorized into 1 of 3 distinct categories: Nondisplayers, Alcohol Displayers, I/PD Displayers. OUTCOME MEASURES: An online survey measured Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Analyses examined display category (1) AUDIT logistic regression, (2) score negative binomial (3) alcohol-related injury Fisher exact test. RESULTS: Among 307 identified, 224 participants completed (73% response rate). average age was 18.8 years; 122 (54%) female; 152 (68%) white; approximately 50% from each university. Profile owners who more likely (odds ratio, 4.4; 95% CI, 2.0-9.4) to in scale, had 64.0% (incidence rate 1.64; 1.27-11.0) higher scores overall, report an past year (P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: Displayed positively associated suggesting as well injury. Results suggest that criteria for can be applied references. Language: en