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Social Media and Alcohol Use: Adverse Impact of Facebook and Twitter on College Students

Social Media and Alcohol Use: Adverse Impact of Facebook and Twitter on College Students

Gulzar H. Shah, Moya L. Alfonso, Nina Jolani
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522516743|ISBN10: 1522516743|EISBN13: 9781522516750
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch021
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Shah, Gulzar H., et al. "Social Media and Alcohol Use: Adverse Impact of Facebook and Twitter on College Students." Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 437-456. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch021

APA

Shah, G. H., Alfonso, M. L., & Jolani, N. (2017). Social Media and Alcohol Use: Adverse Impact of Facebook and Twitter on College Students. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 437-456). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch021

Chicago

Shah, Gulzar H., Moya L. Alfonso, and Nina Jolani. "Social Media and Alcohol Use: Adverse Impact of Facebook and Twitter on College Students." In Public Health and Welfare: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 437-456. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1674-3.ch021

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Abstract

The use of Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has become an integral part of daily life, particularly for adolescents. The chapter examines the negative impact of social networking sites and how they may expose alcohol-related consumption and behavior to young adults, especially college students. In particular, the focus is on the use of two specific social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter, and their association with alcohol use. The review of existing literature reveals that the depiction of alcohol use on social networking sites has a deleterious effect on alcohol use through the creation of positive social norms toward use and abuse. Further, the chapter looks at the Theory of Differential Association to explain the use of SNS as a pivot to increased alcohol use by adolescents and young adults.

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