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The role movies play in alcohol consumption by youths
Alcohol use and misuse among young people continue to be a major public health concern, despite decades of initiatives aimed at educating young people about the hazards of alcohol. Yet where do young people learn about alcohol use? How do they form attitudes about the effects and risks of drinking?...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734693/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507840 |
Sumario: | Alcohol use and misuse among young people continue to be a major public health concern, despite decades of initiatives aimed at educating young people about the hazards of alcohol. Yet where do young people learn about alcohol use? How do they form attitudes about the effects and risks of drinking? Increasing evidence suggests that young people learn not only from real people (e.g. peers and parents) in their everyday lives but also from characters whose lives they witness through the media. In fact, the mass media have been recognised as significant sources of information about substance use that can influence young people’s beliefs and expectations (Bahk, 2001; Sargent et al, 2002). |
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