Boyle Sarah C, Smith Daniel J, Earle Andrew M, LaBrie Joseph W
a Department of Psychology , Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles , California , USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2018 May-Jun;66(4):252-258. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1431895. Epub 2018 Mar 12.
Examine 1) whether observed social reinforcements (i.e., "likes") received by peers' alcohol-related social media posts are related to first-year college students' perceptions of peer approval for risky drinking behaviors; and 2) whether associations are moderated by students' alcohol use status.
First-year university students (N = 296) completed an online survey in September, 2014.
Participants reported their own alcohol use, friends' alcohol use, perceptions of the typical student's approval for risky drinking, and ranked 10 types of social media posts in terms of the relative numbers of "likes" received when posted by peers.
Observed social reinforcement (i.e., "likes") for peers' alcohol-related posts predicted perceptions of peer approval for risky drinking behaviors among non-drinking students, but not drinking students.
For first-year college students who have not yet initiated drinking, observing peers' alcohol-related posts to receive abundant "likes" may increase perceptions of peer approval for risky drinking.
研究1）同龄人与酒精相关的社交媒体帖子所获得的可见社交强化（即“点赞”）是否与大学一年级学生对同龄人对危险饮酒行为的认可程度的认知有关；以及2）这些关联是否受学生饮酒状况的调节。
2014年9月，一年级大学生（N = 296）完成了一项在线调查。
参与者报告了自己的饮酒情况、朋友的饮酒情况、对典型学生对危险饮酒行为的认可程度的认知，并根据同龄人发布时获得的“点赞”相对数量对10种社交媒体帖子进行了排名。
观察到的同龄人与酒精相关帖子的社交强化（即“点赞”）预示着不饮酒学生对同龄人对危险饮酒行为认可程度的认知，但对饮酒学生则不然。
对于尚未开始饮酒的大学一年级学生而言，看到同龄人与酒精相关的帖子获得大量“点赞”可能会增加他们对同龄人对危险饮酒行为认可程度的认知。
