Mediating Factors That Explain the Link Between Exposure to Alcohol Content on Social Media and Alcohol Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Open Access
- 4 August 2026
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Health Communication
- p. 1-12
Abstract
Alcohol consumption is responsible for approximately 2.6 million deaths annually worldwide (Alpert et al., 2022; Varghese & Dakhode, 2022; World Health Organization, 2024) and is the leading risk f...Keywords
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