Table 2.
Self-reported social media and alcohol use
| Average time spent using media (approx. mins)1 | M(SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Listening to music | 123.00 (61.07) |
| Using social networking sites | 102.75 (57.20) |
| Video-chatting | 83.25 (67.08) |
| Watching videos on YouTube | 80.25 (61.29) |
| Texting | 79.50 (52.86) |
| Watching videos on TikTok | 58.50 (68.60) |
| Watching television shows | 55.50 (55.00) |
| Watching movies | 39.75 (49.64) |
| Playing Video Games | 30.00 (42.43) |
| Watching music videos | 26.25 (37.33) |
| Making videos on TikTok | 3.00 (9.11) |
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| Use of social media sites/apps (# participants with 1+ account) 2 | |
| 40 (100%) | |
| Snapchat | 40 (100%) |
| YouTube | 39 (97.5%) |
| 31 (77.5%) | |
| 26 (65%) | |
| TikTok | 25 (62.5%) |
| 24 (60%) | |
| 24 (60%) | |
| Video game chat | 12 (30%) |
| Tumblr | 7 (17.5%) |
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| Alcohol use frequency in past 3 months | |
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| Did not drink | 30 (75%) |
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| 1x | 3 (7.5%) |
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| 2-3x | 6 (15%) |
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| 1x per week | 1 (2.5%) |
| Heavy drinking frequency in past 3 months | |
| Did not drink heavily | 36 (90%) |
| 1x | 3 (7.5%) |
| 2-3x | 1 (2.5%) |
| 1x per week | 0 (0%) |
| # Friends who drink | |
| 0 | 20 (50%) |
| 1 | 5 (12.5%) |
| 2 | 4 (10%) |
| 3+ | 11 (27.5%) |
1
Response options referred to a typical weekday and included none, 30 minutes or less, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3+ hours. For ease of presenting means, these response options were recoded to 0, 30, 60, 120, and 180, respectively;
2
Participants were asked how many accounts they have on each platform, ns indicate those with at least one account