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Age As A Moderator Of The Association Between Anticipated Regret And The Posting And Deleting Of Alcohol-Related Content On Social Networking Sites Among Adolescents And Young Adults, Cassidy R. Loparco, Ashley Lowery, Zhengyang Zhou, Marcela Leon, Annalynn M. Galvin, Melissa A. Lewis, Dana Litt May 2022

Age As A Moderator Of The Association Between Anticipated Regret And The Posting And Deleting Of Alcohol-Related Content On Social Networking Sites Among Adolescents And Young Adults, Cassidy R. Loparco, Ashley Lowery, Zhengyang Zhou, Marcela Leon, Annalynn M. Galvin, Melissa A. Lewis, Dana Litt

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Research demonstrates associations between alcohol consumption and posting alcohol-related content on social networking sites (SNS); less is known regarding motivations behind deleting alcohol content on SNS and differences by age. The present study examined the associations of anticipated regret with posting and deleting alcohol-related content; age was examined as a moderator. Participants (N = 306; 47.1% male) aged 15 – 20 completed a baseline survey for a larger experimental study. Results indicated significant interactions between anticipated regret and age, such that higher levels of both increased the odds of both posting (OR = 1.37) and deleting (OR = 1.30) …