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. 2013;18(3):291-305.
doi: 10.1080/10810730.2012.727959. Epub 2013 Jan 11.

Prospective influence of music-related media exposure on adolescent substance-use initiation: a peer group mediation model

Michael D Slater  1 , Kimberly L Henry
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Prospective influence of music-related media exposure on adolescent substance-use initiation: a peer group mediation model

Michael D Slater et al. J Health Commun. 2013.

Abstract

The present study tests prospective effects of music-related media content (from television, Internet, and magazines) on youth alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use initiation. Indirect effects through association with substance-using peers were tested in a 4-wave longitudinal data set (2,729 middle school students for the alcohol model, 2,716 students for the cigarette model, and 2,710 students for the marijuana model) from schools across the United States. In so doing, the authors examine theoretical claims regarding socialization mechanisms for effects of popular music listenership on substance use initiation. Results supported direct effects on alcohol and cigarette uptake, and indirect effects through association with substance-using peers on all 3 substances. This research, in combination with prior studies by several research teams, suggests elevated popular music involvement is a risk factor with respect to younger adolescents' substance use behavior. This influence is in part explained by the role of music-related media content in socialization to substance-using peer groups.

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Results of full mediation model. Note: Friends’ Use and Onset were regressed on all time-dependent (w-1) and time-independent covariates described in the measurement section. Residuals of Friends’ Use were correlated across time.
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