ReviewJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement2020
Psychological Processes Underlying Effects of Alcohol Marketing on Youth Drinking.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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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- Real-Time Exposure to Alcohol Content in Digital Media in Adolescents: Protocol for a Multiburst Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- 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
- How frequently is alcohol advertised on television in Canada?: A cross-sectional study.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Article
- The Prevalence and Correlates of Gambling in Australian Secondary School Students.Journal of gambling studies · 2022Article
- Awareness of alcohol marketing one year after initial implementation of Ireland's Public Health (Alcohol) Act and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Lower Strength Alcohol Products-A Realist Review-Based Road Map for European Policy Making.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Natural Observation of Alcohol Price and Promotions at Bars: Implications for Alcohol Misuse Prevention.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022Observational
- When Alcohol Adverts Catch the Eye: A Psychometrically Reliable Dual-Probe Measure of Attentional Bias.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mechanisms Underlying Associations between Media Alcohol Exposure, Parenting, and Early Adolescent Drinking: A Moderated Sequential Mediation Model.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2021Article
- Profiles of Parenting in the Digital Age: Associations With Adolescent Alcohol and Marijuana Use.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2021Article
- Alcohol Marketing and Youth Drinking: Is There a Causal Relationship, and Why Does It Matter?Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. Supplement · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveEvidence increasingly suggests that alcohol marketing plays a significant role in facilitating underage drinking. This article presents a review of empirical studies and relevant theoretical models proposing plausible psychological mechanisms or processes responsible for associations between alcohol-related marketing and youth drinking.
methodWe review key psychological processes pertaining to cognitive mechanisms and social cognitive models that operate at the individual or intrapersonal level (attitude formation, expectancies) and the social or interpersonal level (personal identity, social identity, social norms). We use dominant psychological and media theories to support our statements of putative causal inferences, including the Message Interpretation Processing Model, Prototype Willingness Model, and Reinforcing Spirals Model.
resultsBased on the evidence, we propose an integrated conceptual model that depicts relevant psychological processes as they work together in a complex chain of influence, and we highlight those constructs that have received the greatest support in the literature.
conclusionsThe evidence to date suggests that perceptions of others' behaviors and attitudes in relation to alcohol (social norms) may be a more potent driver of youth drinking than evaluations of drinking outcomes (expectancies). Considerably more research--especially experimental research--is needed to understand the extent to which theoretically relevant psychological processes have unique effects on adolescent and young adult drinking behavior, with the ultimate goal of identifying modifiable intervention targets to produce reductions in the initiation and maintenance of underage alcohol use.
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