Naslov
Social media and substance use among the youth: a test of two mediation mechanisms

Autori
Pavić, Željko ; Livazović, Goran

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, pp prezentacija, znanstveni

Skup
Social Work in the Addictions and Health Care - Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Quality of Services and Quality of Life

Mjesto i datum
Alba Iulia, Rumunjska, 09-10.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Social media, smoking, alcohol drinking, social comparison, hedonistic values

Sažetak
This paper is aimed at testing the direct and indirect connections of social media use with substance abuse (smoking and drinking alcohol) in Croatia. It was hypothesized two mediation mechanisms existed: social comparison (perception of financial deprivation) mechanism and hedonistic behaviour. The hypotheses were tested on a survey sample of youth in Croatia (N = 481) in 2020 as part of a European Social Fund project. The proposed models were analysed by means of structural equations modelling. Social media use was neither directly connected to substance use (smoking and drinking) nor indirectly connected through financial deprivation, but was indirectly connected through hedonistic use of leisure time. Financial deprivation was also directly connected to substance use, while gender was indirectly connected through the hedonistic use of leisure time.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija, Pedagogija

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