TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The mass media and American adolescents' health
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Brown, Jane D.
A1  - Witherspoon, Elizabeth M.
SP  - 153
EP  - 170
VL  - 31
IS  - 6, Suppl 1
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00507-4
ID  - ref1
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