Department of Psychology.
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2023 Feb;31(1):280-293. doi: 10.1037/pha0000561. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
Peer social influence is a robust predictor of problematic drinking among young adults and adolescents; it is typically assessed by collecting nonspecific social network information (i.e., behaviors of peers globally) or specific social network information (i.e., behaviors of named friends). Socialization happens both in-person and online through social media. Exposure to alcohol-related social media content is consistently related to alcohol consumption in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies alike. Previous research has often not focused on who specifically is sharing the alcohol-related social media content with most examining effects of exposure to content posted by nonspecific network members (e.g., peers, friends) and individual alcohol consumption. The purpose of the current critical review is to describe how exposure to alcohol-related social media content is commonly measured and how including a specific social network assessment may explain more variance in alcohol use. The review found inconsistencies in the reference groups used when assessing frequency of exposure and found that specific modalities of content exposure were often not assessed. Of the 30 published studies reviewed, 15 used cross-sectional designs, which is regrettable considering that the composition of adolescent and young adult peer groups have been found to change over time possibly affecting the content viewed. Understanding factors which affect the relationship between exposure to alcohol-related social media content and individual alcohol use has implications for tailoring drinking interventions to address the unique social influence of social media content. Gaps in the literature are summarized and future directions for research are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
同伴社会影响是预测年轻人和青少年酗酒问题的有力因素；它通常通过收集非特定的社交网络信息（即，同伴的整体行为）或特定的社交网络信息（即，特定朋友的行为）来评估。社交化既可以通过社交媒体在线上进行，也可以面对面进行。接触与酒精相关的社交媒体内容与横断面和纵向研究中的饮酒行为始终相关。之前的研究通常没有关注特定的人，即谁在分享与酒精相关的社交媒体内容，而是更多地研究了接触非特定网络成员（例如，同伴、朋友）发布的内容对个体饮酒的影响。本综述的目的是描述如何衡量接触与酒精相关的社交媒体内容，以及纳入特定社交网络评估如何解释更多的酒精使用差异。综述发现，在评估接触频率时使用的参考群体存在不一致，并且发现通常未评估特定的内容接触方式。在审查的 30 项已发表研究中，有 15 项使用了横断面设计，这令人遗憾，因为青少年和年轻成人同伴群体的组成已被发现随时间而变化，这可能会影响他们所观看的内容。了解影响接触与酒精相关的社交媒体内容和个体饮酒之间关系的因素对于定制饮酒干预措施以解决社交媒体内容的独特社会影响具有重要意义。总结了文献中的空白，并讨论了未来的研究方向。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2023 APA，保留所有权利）。
