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Media Use and Substance Abuse

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2017
Summary:
This literature review will analyze the relationship between media usage and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Elementary school students, high school students, college students, and groups of different races will be analyzed. It is evident that as media influence increases in the life of the participant, alcohol and tobacco use also tends to increase. Youth should be taught to analyze the societal influences that affect them so they are not deceived about societal norms. Further research should be conducted to identify whether social media use affects men and woman differently in order to get a better view on how men and women perceive societal messages sent to them.
Title: Media Use and Substance Abuse.
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Name(s): Meagher, Jesse
Carreno-Lukasik, Gina
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Poster
Date Created: 2017
Date Issued: 2017
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 1 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: This literature review will analyze the relationship between media usage and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Elementary school students, high school students, college students, and groups of different races will be analyzed. It is evident that as media influence increases in the life of the participant, alcohol and tobacco use also tends to increase. Youth should be taught to analyze the societal influences that affect them so they are not deceived about societal norms. Further research should be conducted to identify whether social media use affects men and woman differently in order to get a better view on how men and women perceive societal messages sent to them.
Identifier: FA00005628 (IID)
Subject(s): College students --Research --United States.
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Sublocation: Digital Library
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005628
Restrictions on Access: Author retains rights.
Host Institution: FAU