Influence of social media on alcohol use in adolescents and young adults

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-100

  Moreno, Megan A ^a   Whitehill, Jennifer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adolescent; Alcohol use; And dependence; Facebook; Facebook influence model; Internet; Intervention; Marketing; Media practice model; Message; Online social media; Portrayal of alcohol and other drug use (AODU) in the media; Prevention; Risky drinking; Social learning theory; Social marketing; Technology; Twitter; Underage drinking; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928821547     PISSN: 21683492     EISSN: 21694796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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