Under the influence of (alcohol) influencers? A qualitative study examining Belgian adolescents' evaluations of alcohol-related Instagram images from influencers

S Vranken, K Beullens, D Geyskens… - Journal of Children and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Influencers are important socialization agents among adolescents. There are rising
concerns that influencers glamorize their alcohol behaviors and promote brands on …

“Boys are Allowed to be Drunk”: Exploring Gender Norms in Adolescents' Alcohol References Across Different Social Media Platforms and Message Types

S Vranken, S Murru, K Beullens - Journal of Drug Issues, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
With alcohol experiences increasingly shared on social media, this study investigated the
construction and understanding of gender norms in alcohol posts:(a) whether stereotypical …

A qualitative analysis of adolescents' perspectives on peer and influencer alcohol‐related posts on social media

E Corcoran, H Doucette, JE Merrill… - Drug and alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescent exposure to alcohol‐related content on social media is common and
associated with alcohol use and perceived norms; however, little is known about how …

I spy with my little eye: An eye-tracking study examining adolescents' attention to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in Instagram stories

S Vranken, J Matthes, K Fitzgerald, K Beullens - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Social media users are frequently exposed to alcohol images on Instagram, which in turn
influences their own alcohol behaviors. Yet, it is unclear what factors drive attention to …

Social and vocational identity in workers' online posts: a large-scale Instagram content analysis of job-related hashtags

I Vranken, L Vandenbosch - Behaviour & Information Technology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Instagram may be a novel context in which vocational identity construction occurs by posting
content about one's profession. Yet, the content of such posts is unclear. Therefore, we …

[HTML][HTML] Deprivation's role in adolescent social media use and its links to life satisfaction

S Kurten, S Ghai, C Odgers, RA Kievit… - Computers in Human …, 2025 - Elsevier
Adolescents spend more time on social media than ever, making it necessary to understand
the impact of social media use on their well-being. A largely unexplored, but potentially …

Counter-Stereotypical Career-Related Media Content and Adolescents' Professional Sexism: A Longitudinal Study of Woman Boss Television Series and Social …

I Vranken, S Devos, L Vandenbosch - Sex Roles, 2023 - Springer
Woman boss series and woman boss posts on social media that portray women in
stereotypically male professions have attracted scholarly attention. The positive effects of …

Time to 'Wine': A Content Analysis Investigating How Social Media Influencers Refer to Alcohol Use in Instagram's Feed Posts and Stories

S Vranken, S Kurten, K Beullens - Mass Communication and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This exploratory content analysis examines how well-known social media influencers (SMIs)
refer to alcohol in their Instagram stories and feed messages. Guided by the attention …

Associations between frequency of exposure to peer-generated alcohol-related posts and alcohol use within a social network of college students

M Strowger, MK Meisel, M Haikalis, ML Rogers… - Addictive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Peer alcohol use, commonly assessed via perceptions of how many drinks peers consume,
is a robust predictor of college drinking. These perceptions are formed by in-person …

Dyadic Associations Between Self and Peer Engagement in Online Alcohol-Facilitative Communication and College Student Drinking

GE Chase, AM Hussong, M Jensen - Emerging Adulthood, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In a sample of 562 college student peer dyads (M age= 20.47, SD= 1.26; 65.7% female;
68.8% White), this study investigates how college student engagement (both their own and …