title: Associations between social media displays and event-specific alcohol consumption by college students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Mifflin Street Block Party is a yearly Wisconsin event known for high levels of alcohol consumption and previous negative outcomes. This study investigated displayed Mifflin references on Facebook and their association with alcohol consumption at the block party.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included first-year college students who were enrolled in a longitudinal study involving Facebook profile assessments and interviews. We identified a subset of participants who were interviewed within 28 days following the Mifflin St Block Party. Participants were categorized as "Mifflin Displayers" or "Non-displayers" based on Facebook profile content. Interviews included the timeline follow-back method to assess alcohol use in the past 28 days. Analysis included logistic and linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 66 participants included in this study, 45 (68.2%) were female and 38 (50%) were Mifflin Displayers on Facebook. Among the Mifflin Displayer participants, 18 (27.2%) displayed prior to Mifflin, 11 displayed the day of Mifflin (16.7%) and 19 (28.8%) displayed after. Some participants displayed in more than 1 time frame. A total of 40 (60.6%) reported alcohol use on the day of the Mifflin Street Block Party. The mean number of drinks reported on the day of Mifflin was 8.8 (SD = 6.1), with a range of 1 to 35. Displayed references to Mifflin on Facebook were positively associated with reporting alcohol use at Mifflin (OR = 20.9, 95% CI 5.6-78.8).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Displaying Facebook references to Mifflin was associated with alcohol consumption on the day of the event. Future prevention efforts could consider creating Facebook advertisements with safety messages triggered by Mifflin displays.
authors: University of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Madison, Wis, USA. megan.moreno@seattlechildrens.org
authors: Megan A
authors: MA
authors: Moreno
authors: University of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Madison, Wis, USA.
authors: Lauren
authors: L
authors: Kacvinsky
authors: University of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Madison, Wis, USA.
authors: Megan
authors: M
authors: Pumper
authors: University of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Madison, Wis, USA.
authors: Leah
authors: L
authors: Wachowski
authors: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA.
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Whitehill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D061108:Social Media; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D014922:Wisconsin; D055815:Young Adult