EditorialMedia Literacy Has Potential to Improve Adolescents’ Health
References (18)
- et al.
Mass media as a sexual super peer for early maturing girls
J Adolesc Health
(2005) - et al.
The incidence and context of tobacco use in popular movies from 1988 to 1997
Prev Med
(2002) - et al.
Effect of viewing smoking in movies on adolescent smoking initiation: a cohort study
Lancet
(2003) - et al.
Association of cigarette smoking and media literacy about smoking among adolescents
J Adolesc Health
(2006) - Brown JD, Cantor JR (guest editors). The mass media and adolescents’ health. J Adolesc Health...
- et al.
“Here’s Looking at You, Kid”: Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco in Entertainment Media
(2000) - et al.
Leaders and elites: portrayals of smoking in popular films
Tob Control
(2005) - et al.
Tobacco and alcohol use in top-grossing American films
J Community Health
(1998) - et al.
Exposure to movie smoking: its relation to smoking initiation among US adolescents
Pediatrics
(2005)
Cited by (35)
Specificity of early movie effects on adolescent sexual behavior and alcohol use
2013, Social Science and MedicineCitation Excerpt :These findings suggest revisions to the ratings system may be necessary, such that movies with higher amounts of alcohol content are more consistently given age-restrictive ratings, thereby better informing parents' decisions about which movies their children are allowed to see. Because MAE and MSE influence multiple types of adolescent risk-taking, this study also underlines the importance of media literacy approaches to promoting adolescent health (Brown, 2006). These programs aim to teach youth how media influence their behaviors both explicitly (i.e., advertising) and implicitly (e.g., movie risk portrayals).
Distance students and online research: Promoting information literacy through media literacy
2010, Internet and Higher EducationExposure to Sexually Explicit Web Sites and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors
2009, Journal of Adolescent HealthCitation Excerpt :The American Academy of Pediatrics launched the “Media Matters” campaign a decade ago to alert children, parents, and practitioners of the influence the media has on pediatric health [36]. The overriding goal of media literacy is to make young people aware of how media is produced and advertised, teaching them critical thinking skills, with the hope that they will be less likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors promoted by the media [13]. Encouraging adolescents to be more aware of these Web sites, and the potential impact it can have on their life with media literacy, can be productive.
Adolescents’Views on Preventing Youth Cannabis Marketing Exposure: A Concept Mapping Approach
2023, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs