Katie G. Egan

TL;DR: These findings suggest that those who receive online reinforcement from their friends are more likely to discuss their depressive symptoms publicly on Facebook, and social networking sites could be an innovative avenue for combating stigma surrounding mental health conditions or for identifying students at risk for depression.

TL;DR: Displayed references to I/PD references on Facebook were positively associated with AUDIT scores suggesting problem drinking as well as alcohol-related injury, suggesting that clinical criteria for problem drinking can be applied to Facebook alcohol references.

TL;DR: Content analysis of college males’ Facebook profiles identified references to alcohol; widespread alcohol displays on Facebook may influence social norms and cause increases in male college students’ alcohol use.

TL;DR: It was noted that participants who scored into a depression category by their PHQ-9 score were more likely to display depression symptom references, and Displayed references to depression symptoms were associated with self-reported depression symptoms.

TL;DR: Facebook may be a useful venue to identify students at risk for stress‐related conditions and to disseminate information about campus resources to these students, suggesting a positive association between referencing stress and both weight concerns and depressive symptoms.