LaBrie Joseph W, Boyle Sarah C, Baez Sebastian, Trager Bradley M, de Rutte Jennifer L, Tan Cara N, Earle Andrew M
Department of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Apr;71(3):749-757. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1906683. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
This study explored the burgeoning youth practice of possessing a fake, secondary Instagram account known as a "Finsta" in relation to exposure to alcohol-related content and college drinking.
First-year university students with at least a primary Instagram account ( = 296) completed online surveys.
Surveys assessed whether participants did or did not have a Finsta pre-matriculation (T1), Instagram alcohol content exposure one month into college (T2), and alcohol use at T1 and near the end of the first year (T3).
Moderated mediation analysis revealed that having a Finsta at T1 was associated with greater exposure to alcohol-related posts at T2 and, for male but not female students, predicted heavier drinking at T3.
Findings are consistent with previous results suggesting that males may be more behaviorally impacted by peers' depictions of alcohol use on social media. This carries implications for social media-based intervention efforts targeting first-year students.
本研究探讨了新兴的青少年行为，即拥有一个名为“Finsta”的虚假备用照片墙（Instagram）账号，以及其与接触酒精相关内容和大学饮酒行为之间的关系。
至少拥有一个主照片墙账号的大一学生（n = 296）完成了在线调查。
调查评估了参与者在入学前（T1）是否拥有“Finsta”账号、入学一个月后在照片墙上接触到的酒精相关内容（T2），以及在T1和第一学年末（T3）的饮酒情况。
调节中介分析显示，在T1时拥有“Finsta”账号与在T2时更多地接触酒精相关帖子有关，并且对于男学生而非女学生来说，在T3时预示着饮酒量更大。
研究结果与之前的结果一致，表明男性在行为上可能更容易受到同龄人在社交媒体上展示饮酒行为的影响。这对针对大一学生的基于社交媒体的干预措施具有启示意义。
