ArticleAddiction science & clinical practice2019
Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults.
Article in Addiction science & clinical practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03163303 (Using Facebook to Address Smoking and Heavy Drinking in Young Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Using Facebook to Address Smoking and Heavy Drinking in Young Adults
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Perspectives of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth on Anti-Vaping Messages in Social Media.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Parent-Based Intervention for Mitigating Social Media Influence on Adolescent Alcohol Consumption.Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Abstinence Among Young Adult Smokers Enrolled in a Real-world Social Media Smoking Cessation Program.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
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- A Parent-Based Intervention for Reducing High-risk Social Media Cognitions, Alcohol Use, and Negative Consequences Among Adolescents: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Review
- Likelihood of Posting Alcohol-Related Content on Social Networking Sites - Measurement Development and Initial Validation.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Smoking reduction is associated with lower alcohol consumption and depressive symptoms among young adults over one year.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Social Media Interventions for Risky Drinking Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco use and heavy episodic drinking (HED) commonly co-occur in young adults. We developed and tested usability of the Smoking Tobacco and Drinking (STAND) intervention for young adults delivered on Facebook.
methodsTo inform the intervention, focus groups were held with 25 young adults age 18 to 25 (12% female; Mean age = 20.4) who smoked cigarettes and reported at least one HED episode in the past month. Facebook intervention posts (N = 180) were tailored to readiness to quit smoking, and tested in two private Facebook behavioral change groups (Ready, Not Ready) with N = 29 young adults (10% female; Mean age = 20.8). Participants flagged posts in need of change, and we assessed engagement (comment frequency).
resultsFocus groups revealed preference for changing one substance at a time and greater receptivity to quitting smoking than reducing drinking. Mean comments per post were 5.3 (SD = 1.1) in Ready groups and 11.7 (SD = 5.1) in Not Ready groups; 94/180 (52.2%) posts were flagged for change. The level of engagement and the flagging of posts for change did not differ by group or by whether the post targeted tobacco, alcohol, or both substances combined (all p > .10). Overall, STAND was rated as easy to understand, providing sound advice, worthy of recommendation, and helpful (all agreement 100% among Ready; 50-70% among Not Ready).
conclusionsThe current findings informed development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco and alcohol use in young adults. Although there was greater interest in making changes in smoking than drinking behavior, receptivity and acceptability of the Facebook post messages in the STAND intervention was high overall. The intervention is being further refined for evaluation in a larger trial. Trial registration Name of the registry Smoking Tobacco and Drinking Study (STAND); Trial registration number NCT03163303; Date of registration 5/23/17; URL of trial registry record https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03163303 .
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