Facebook Use between College Resident Advisors' and Their Residents: A Mixed Methods Approach.

Facebook use is nearly ubiquitous among college students. Studies have shown links between Facebook displays of depression or problem drinking and risk of these problems. This project aimed to determine whether Facebook could be used to help Resident Advisors (RAs) identify college students at risk for depression or problem drinking.

Associations between social media displays and event-specific alcohol consumption by college students.

Background: The Mifflin Street Block Party is a yearly Wisconsin event known for high levels of alcohol consumption and previous negative outcomes. This study investigated displayed Mifflin references on Facebook and their association with alcohol consumption at the block party.

Methods: Participants included first-year college students who were enrolled in a longitudinal study involving Facebook profile assessments and interviews.

Emergence and predictors of alcohol reference displays on Facebook during the first year of college.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the emergence of displayed alcohol references on Facebook for first-year students from two universities. Graduated high school seniors who were planning to attend one of the two targeted study universities were recruited. Participants' Facebook profiles were evaluated for displayed alcohol references at baseline and every four weeks throughout the first year of college.

Older adolescents' views regarding participation in Facebook research.

Purpose: Facebook continues to grow in popularity among adolescents as well as adolescent researchers. Guidance on conducting research using Facebook with appropriate attention to privacy and ethics is scarce. To inform such research efforts, the purpose of this study was to determine older adolescents' responses after learning that they were participants in a research study that involved identification of participants using Facebook.

College students' alcohol displays on Facebook: intervention considerations.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate college freshmen's views towards potential social networking site (SNS) screening or intervention efforts regarding alcohol.

Participants: Freshmen college students between February 2010 and May 2011.

Methods: Participants were interviewed; all interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed.