@article{ref1,
title="The mass media and American adolescents' health",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2002",
author="Brown, Jane D. and Witherspoon, Elizabeth M.",
volume="31",
number="6, Suppl 1",
pages="153-170",
abstract="American teens today grow up in a world saturated with the mass media. In general, the media depict a world in which unhealthy behaviors such as physical aggression, unprotected sex, smoking, and drinking are glamorous and risk-free. We summarize what is known about the media's effects on four adolescent health issues that have been studied most comprehensively: violence and aggression; sex; obesity, nutrition, and eating disorders; and alcohol and tobacco use. A number of approaches that have potential for helping turn the media into more positive forces for adolescents' health are discussed<p />",
language="",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00507-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00507-4"
}