SynthesisJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement2020
Alcohol Marketing and Adolescent and Young Adult Alcohol Use Behaviors: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Association between exposure to digital alcohol marketing and alcohol use: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Relationship Between Exposure to Alcohol Marketing and Underage Drinking Is Causal.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement · 2020Pooled it
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- 'Everyone's a bit buzzed, why not share that': exploring alcohol-related user-generated content among young people in Victoria, Australia.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Exposure to preference-matched alcohol advertisements from national sports broadcasts increases short-term alcohol consumption inclinations in risky drinkers.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Harmful Marketing: An Overlooked Social Determinant of Health.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Review
- Exploring links-exposure to alcohol adverts on social media in relation to alcohol use among university students in Uganda.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Ecological Momentary Assessment of Alcohol Marketing Exposure, Alcohol Use, and Purchases Among University Students: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Lifestyle Behaviors of Childhood and Adolescence: Contributing Factors, Health Consequences, and Potential Interventions.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Review
- Keeping you connected or keeping you addicted? Weekly use of social media platforms is associated with hazardous alcohol use and problem gambling among adults.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- Do you 'like' problems? The linkage between college students' interactions with alcohol-related content on social media and their alcohol-related problems.Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- The nature and extent of outdoor alcohol marketing in Wellington, New Zealand: a longitudinal audit and spatio-temporal analysis of outdoor alcohol marketing.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2023Article
- Exposure to alcohol advertising and alcohol consumption among children and early teenagers in South Africa.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Commentary on Han & Shi: The presence of recreational cannabis dispensaries and storefront marketing activities in residential neighborhoods-recent evidence for associations with individual cannabis use.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2023Article
- 'A recipe for cultural disaster!'- a case study of Woolworths Group's proposal to build an alcohol megastore in Darwin, Northern Territory.Globalization and health · 2023Article
- Presentations of active substance use in the emergency department: A single center's perspective study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2023Article
- Weight misperception and substance use: Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA).BMC public health · 2022Article
- Differences in Aggression and Alcohol Use among Youth with Varying Levels of Victimization and Popularity Status.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2022Article
- Lower Strength Alcohol Products-A Realist Review-Based Road Map for European Policy Making.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveThis article provides a systematic review of cross-sectional research examining associations between exposure to alcohol marketing and alcohol use behaviors among adolescents and young adults.
methodLiterature searches of eight electronic databases were carried out in February 2017. Searches were not limited by date, language, country, or peer-review status. After abstract and full-text screening for eligibility and study quality, 38 studies that examined the relationship between alcohol marketing and alcohol use behaviors were selected for inclusion.
resultsAcross alcohol use outcomes, various types of marketing exposure, and different media sources, our findings suggest that cross-sectional evidence indicating a positive relationship between alcohol marketing exposure and alcohol use behaviors among adolescents and young adults was greater than negative or null evidence. In other words, cross-sectional evidence supported that alcohol marketing exposure was associated with young peoples' alcohol use behaviors. In general, relationships for alcohol promotion (e.g., alcohol-sponsored events) and owning alcohol-related merchandise exposures were more consistently positive than for other advertising exposures. These positive associations were observed across the past four decades, in countries across continents, and with small and large samples.
conclusionsDespite issues of measurement and construct clarity within this body of literature, this review suggests that exposure to alcohol industry marketing may be important for understanding and reducing young peoples' alcohol use behavior. Future policies aimed at regulating alcohol marketing to a greater extent may have important short- and long-term public health implications for reducing underage or problematic alcohol use among youth.
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