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Citations
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1263
National Ranking
586

Overview

Brian A. Primack is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and specializes in research primarily within the social sciences and psychology. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields of study including sociology and political science, physiology, communication, applied psychology, and health.

Their research often addresses topics related to the impact of technology on adolescents, smoking behavior and cessation, digital mental health interventions, media studies and communication, media influence and health, misinformation and its impacts, as well as social media in health education.

Brian A. Primack has authored and contributed to several research papers, including:

  • Temporal Associations Between Social Media Use and Depression, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • #Alcohol: Portrayals of Alcohol in Top Videos on TikTok, 2021, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Machine Learning Classifiers for Twitter Surveillance of Vaping: Comparative Machine Learning Study, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • E-Cigarette-Related Nicotine Misinformation on Social Media, 2022, Substance Use & Misuse
  • Association Between LGB Sexual Orientation and Depression Mediated by Negative Social Media Experiences: National Survey Study of US Young Adults, 2020, JMIR Mental Health

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, some of Brian A. Primack's most common coauthors include Jaime E. Sidani, Jason B. Colditz, Ariel Shensa, Beth L. Hoffman, and César G. Escobar-Viera.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • JMIR Formative Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Health Communication
  • Journal of Emerging Investigators

This body of work reflects a broad interest in the intersections of technology, health behaviors, and communication, particularly focusing on the ways digital media environments influence mental health outcomes and substance use behaviors among young populations.

Best Publications

  • Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samir Soneji;Samir Soneji;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Thomas A. Wills;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Association between Social Media Use and Depression among U.S. Young Adults

    Liu yi Lin;Jaime E. Sidani;Ariel Shensa;Ana Radovic

  • Social Media Use and Perceived Social Isolation Among Young Adults in the U.S

    Brian A. Primack;Ariel Shensa;Jaime E. Sidani;Erin O. Whaite

  • Role of video games in improving health-related outcomes: a systematic review.

    Brian A. Primack;Mary V. Carroll;Megan McNamara;Mary Lou Klem

  • Progression to Traditional Cigarette Smoking After Electronic Cigarette Use Among US Adolescents and Young Adults

    Brian A. Primack;Samir Soneji;Michael Stoolmiller;Michael J. Fine

  • Use of multiple social media platforms and symptoms of depression and anxiety

    Brian A. Primack;Ariel Shensa;Csar G. Escobar-Viera;Erica L. Barrett

  • The association between social media use and sleep disturbance among young adults

    Jessica C. Levenson;Ariel Shensa;Jaime E. Sidani;Jason B. Colditz

  • Problematic social media use and depressive symptoms among U.S. young adults: A nationally-representative study.

    Ariel Shensa;César G. Escobar-Viera;Jaime E. Sidani;Nicholas D. Bowman

  • Prevalence of and Associations with Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among U.S. University Students

    Brian A. Primack;Jaime Sidani;Aaron A. Agarwal;William G. Shadel

  • Association between media use in adolescence and depression in young adulthood: a longitudinal study.

    Brian A. Primack;Brandi Swanier;Anna M. Georgiopoulos;Stephanie R. Land

  • Passive and Active Social Media Use and Depressive Symptoms Among United States Adults.

    César G. Escobar-Viera;Ariel Shensa;Nicholas David Bowman;Jaime E. Sidani

  • It's not all about autism: The emerging landscape of anti-vaccination sentiment on Facebook.

    Beth L. Hoffman;Elizabeth M. Felter;Kar-Hai Chu;Ariel Shensa

  • The Association between Social Media Use and Eating Concerns among US Young Adults.

    Jaime E. Sidani;Ariel Shensa;Beth Hoffman;Janel Hanmer

  • Social Media Use and Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Cluster Analysis.

    Ariel Shensa;Jaime E Sidani;Mary Amanda Dew;César G Escobar-Viera

  • Exploring successful community pharmacist-physician collaborative working relationships using mixed methods

    Margie E. Snyder;Alan J. Zillich;Alan J. Zillich;Brian A. Primack;Kristen R. Rice

  • Waterpipe Smoking Among U.S. University Students

    Brian A. Primack;Ariel Shensa;Kevin H. Kim;Mary V. Carroll

  • Content analysis of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs in popular music.

    Brian A. Primack;Madeline A. Dalton;Mary V. Carroll;Aaron A. Agarwal

  • College students and use of K2: an emerging drug of abuse in young persons

    Xingdi Hu;Brian A Primack;Tracey E Barnett;Robert L Cook

  • Quantifying media literacy: Development, reliability, and validity of a new measure

    Edward T. Arke;Brian A. Primack

  • Development and Validation of a Smoking Media Literacy Scale for Adolescents

    Brian A. Primack;Melanie A. Gold;Galen E. Switzer;Renee Hobbs

  • Association Between Media Use in Adolescence and Depression in Young Adulthood

    Brian A. Primack;Brandi Swanier;Anna M. Georgiopoulos;Stephanie R. Land

  • 75: Prevalence of and Associations With Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among U.S. University Students

    Brian A. Primack;Jaime Sidani;Aaron A. Agarwal;William G. Shadel

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin H. Kim
Kevin H. Kim University of Pittsburgh
Karem H. Alzoubi
Karem H. Alzoubi Jordan University of Science and Technology
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Saul Shiffman
Saul Shiffman University of Pittsburgh
Michael P. Marshal
Michael P. Marshal University of Pittsburgh
Eric C. Donny
Eric C. Donny Wake Forest University
Tess Boley Cruz
Tess Boley Cruz University of Southern California
Kristina M. Jackson
Kristina M. Jackson Brown University
Erica Weintraub Austin
Erica Weintraub Austin Washington State University
Ronald E. Dahl
Ronald E. Dahl University of California, Berkeley

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