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Linguistic Predictors of Problematic Drinking in Alcohol-related Facebook Posts
- Source :
- J Health Commun
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Emerging adults often increase problematic drinking during college. Although they generally do not seek help for problematic drinking, college students discuss their drinking on social media. This study followed college students’ Facebook profiles from the inception of their attendance at a university and identified alcohol-related posts. Within 28 days of their first alcohol-related Facebook post, participants were interviewed to assess problematic drinking (binge drinking episodes and number of drinks). Linguistic analysis of alcohol-related Facebook posts found that use of negative emotion language and swear words were related to problematic drinking, in support of proposed hypotheses. Results are situated within alcohol use disorder and health research examining the link between problematic drinking and anxiety, deviant behavior, and negative emotions.
- Subjects :
- Male
Health (social science)
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
Universities
education
Emotions
050801 communication & media studies
Library and Information Sciences
Article
Interviews as Topic
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0508 media and communications
Humans
Social media
Students
Qualitative Research
030505 public health
Communication
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Linguistics
United States
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication
Social Media
Social psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10870415 and 10810730
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Health Communication
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5f9e427cdea692b4270b80ccc32e170c