Youth Cognitive Responses to Alcohol Promotional Messaging: A Systematic Review.

Objective: This review examines the research of the effects of alcohol advertising on the cognitive mechanisms that precede underage alcohol use.

Method: Using PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we reviewed 22 studies (1988-2016) selected from 22,040 articles. The final sample assessed cognitive responses of youth younger than the legal purchase age who were exposed to alcohol advertisements from television or magazines.