Alcohol-Related Posts from Young People on Social Networking Sites: Content and Motivations
Alcohol-Related Posts from Young People on Social Networking Sites: Content and Motivations
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DOI：
10.1089/cyber.2016.0640
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发表时间：
2017-07-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
van den Putte, Bas
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作者：
Hendriks, Hanneke;Gebhardt, Winifred A.;van den Putte, Bas
许多年轻人在社交网站(SNS)上发布与酒精有关的帖子，这可能会导致不良影响。虽然最近的几项研究调查了与酒精有关的SNS的使用情况，但并不清楚(A)SNS上放置了什么类型的酒精帖子，(B)放置酒精帖子的动机，也不清楚(C)哪些年轻人最有可能发布酒精帖子。这项研究解决了这三个目标。在年轻参与者(12-30岁；N=561)中进行了一项大型横断面研究，评估了不同类型的酒精帖子的张贴情况、(不)张贴这些帖子的动机，以及不同小组之间张贴的潜在差异(即年龄、性别和宗教)。参与者报告说，他们最常在帖子中放置适度的酒精帖子，而不是更极端的帖子，特别是当酒精出现在帖子中时。此外，他们表示发布与酒精相关的内容主要是出于娱乐原因。最后，我们发现不同年龄、性别和宗教在自我报告发帖和发帖动机上存在差异。这些发现为未来旨在减少酒精帖子的干预措施提供了相关的启示，例如，通过让参与者意识到他们的帖子行为和针对特定的风险群体。未来的研究应该探索这种干预策略的有效性，并应该调查酒精帖子是否会导致低估与酒精相关的风险。
Many young people place alcohol-related posts on social networking sites (SNS) which can result in undesirable effects. Although several recent studies have investigated the occurrence of alcohol-related SNS use, it is neither clear (a) what type of alcohol posts are placed on SNS, (b) the motivations to place alcohol posts, nor (c) which young people are most likely to place alcohol posts. This study addressed these three goals. A large cross-sectional study among young participants (12-30 years; N= 561) assessed the posting of different types of alcohol posts, the motivations to (not) post these posts, and potential differences in posting between subgroups (i.e., in terms of age, gender, and religion). Participants reported that they most often placed moderate, instead of more extreme, alcohol posts, in particular, when alcohol was present in the post "by chance''. Furthermore, they indicated to post alcohol-related content mostly for entertainment reasons. Finally, we found differences in self-reported posting and motivations to post according to age, gender, and religion. These findings provide relevant implications for future interventions aiming to decrease alcohol posts, for example, by making participants aware of their posting behavior and by targeting specific at risk groups. Future research should explore the effectiveness of such intervention strategies and should investigate whether alcohol posts lead to an underestimation of alcohol-related risks.