Mai‐Ly N Steers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5127594 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mai‐Ly N Steers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mai‐Ly N |
| FAMILY NAME | Steers |
| SIGNATURE | STEERS M L N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4203-2989 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Influencer Drinking Norms
Background: Social influences from peers, such as the perceptions of how much one’s peers drink (i.e., descriptive drinking norms) are robust predictors of college drinking. In the digital age, these influences can happen on social media through viewing posts shared by peers depicting drinking (alcohol-related content). Social media influencers also post alcohol-related content and are popular among students. However, less is known about whether …
How Users’ Perceptions of Friends’ Content Influence Their “Annoyance” After Viewing Facebook Posts
Do you ‘like’ problems? The linkage between college students' interactions with alcohol‐related content on social media and their alcohol‐related problems
Should I stay (home) or should I go (party)? Examination of drinking as a mediator of the relationship between alcohol‐related social media content and adherence to Covid ‐19 recommendations among col…
The alcohol self‐presentation model
Self in the Service
PURPOSE: Drinking is common among young adult veterans. Previous research has established that veterans' drinking is more strongly associated with veteran versus civilian drinking norms. The present research extends these findings by examining the influence of self-identification both with other veterans and with civilians as moderators of the association between perceived norms and drinking. METHODS: = 3.44) were recruited via Facebook to partic…
God, can I tell you something? The effect of religious coping on the relationship between anxiety over emotional expression, anxiety, and depressive symptoms
6.80; 84.4% female) completed study materials. Contrary to expectations, results revealed a significant interaction between religious coping and AEE such that religious coping exacerbated the relationship between higher AEE and distress symptoms. The implications of this study suggest that religious coping may not be an ideal coping mechanism for individuals with high levels of AEE. These results indicate the need to further examine the role of A…
Love online
Recent literature has provided evidence that online behaviors may be a manifestation of off-line cognitions; furthermore online self-presentations may shape off-line outcomes. The present study examined the associations between the individual difference variable of authenticity (measured via relatio
Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels
Two studies investigated how social comparison to peers through computer-mediated interactions on Facebook might impact users' psychological health. Study 1 (N = 180) revealed an association between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for both genders. However, results demonstrated that making Facebook social comparisons mediated the link between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for men only. Using a 14-day diary design (…
Tears in Your Beer
I know I have to earn your love
Parental conditional regard is a parenting practice which may lead to negative outcomes for the child. Yet, no research has examined whether feelings of love worthiness may be dependent upon conditional parental regard. Furthermore, certain conditions within the family environment may exacerbate this effect. Across two studies, undergraduate students were asked to report on perceptions of parental conditional regard, aspects of the family life gr…
Love online
Recent literature has provided evidence that online behaviors may be a manifestation of off-line cognitions; furthermore online self-presentations may shape off-line outcomes. The present study examined the associations between the individual difference variable of authenticity (measured via relatio
Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels
Two studies investigated how social comparison to peers through computer-mediated interactions on Facebook might impact users' psychological health. Study 1 (N = 180) revealed an association between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for both genders. However, results demonstrated that making Facebook social comparisons mediated the link between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for men only. Using a 14-day diary design (…
Tears in Your Beer
I know I have to earn your love
Parental conditional regard is a parenting practice which may lead to negative outcomes for the child. Yet, no research has examined whether feelings of love worthiness may be dependent upon conditional parental regard. Furthermore, certain conditions within the family environment may exacerbate this effect. Across two studies, undergraduate students were asked to report on perceptions of parental conditional regard, aspects of the family life gr…
Love online
Recent literature has provided evidence that online behaviors may be a manifestation of off-line cognitions; furthermore online self-presentations may shape off-line outcomes. The present study examined the associations between the individual difference variable of authenticity (measured via relatio
God, can I tell you something? The effect of religious coping on the relationship between anxiety over emotional expression, anxiety, and depressive symptoms
6.80; 84.4% female) completed study materials. Contrary to expectations, results revealed a significant interaction between religious coping and AEE such that religious coping exacerbated the relationship between higher AEE and distress symptoms. The implications of this study suggest that religious coping may not be an ideal coping mechanism for individuals with high levels of AEE. These results indicate the need to further examine the role of A…
Self in the Service
PURPOSE: Drinking is common among young adult veterans. Previous research has established that veterans' drinking is more strongly associated with veteran versus civilian drinking norms. The present research extends these findings by examining the influence of self-identification both with other veterans and with civilians as moderators of the association between perceived norms and drinking. METHODS: = 3.44) were recruited via Facebook to partic…
The alcohol self‐presentation model
How Users’ Perceptions of Friends’ Content Influence Their “Annoyance” After Viewing Facebook Posts
Do you ‘like’ problems? The linkage between college students' interactions with alcohol‐related content on social media and their alcohol‐related problems
Should I stay (home) or should I go (party)? Examination of drinking as a mediator of the relationship between alcohol‐related social media content and adherence to Covid ‐19 recommendations among col…
Influencer Drinking Norms
Background: Social influences from peers, such as the perceptions of how much one’s peers drink (i.e., descriptive drinking norms) are robust predictors of college drinking. In the digital age, these influences can happen on social media through viewing posts shared by peers depicting drinking (alcohol-related content). Social media influencers also post alcohol-related content and are popular among students. However, less is known about whether …
Psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social media (4 works) · Depressive symptoms (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)