Role of the media

Question 1

Pechman and Shin

Answer 1

those who watch a movie with smoking had more positive attitudes and had increased intentions to smoke than people who watched non smoking version.
experiment - cause and effect

Question 2

Jamieson and Romer

Answer 2

similar trends in adults as adolescents. trends in tobacco use on screen and smoking rates in US.

Question 3

Atkinson

Answer 3

in interviews, adolescents knew behaviours were exaggerated in media and didn’t think it was a major influence on their behaviour. young people not passive respondents.

Question 4

Lyons et al

Answer 4

alcohol consumption seen in 86% of UK films and 40% of tv shows.

Question 5

deregulation of gambling

Answer 5

increase in gambling advertisement. introduces people to gambling and can trigger relapses. 5% increase since deregulation

Question 6

Dervensky

Answer 6

teenagers who already gambled were more likely to be influenced by ads.

Question 7

Gunasekra

Answer 7

analysed 87 of top 200 movies over 20 years. tobacco and alcohol use were common. also uses of cannabis and other drugs.