Journal article
Effects of general and alcohol-specific media literacy training on children's decision making about alcohol
Journal of health communication, Vol.2(1), pp.17-42
01/1997
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104921
PMID: 10977232
Abstract
This article examines the immediate and delayed effects of media literacy training on third-grade children's perceptions of alcohol advertising, alcohol norms, expectancies for drinking, and behaviors toward alcohol. A Solomon four-group style experiment (N = 225) with two levels of the treatment factor assessed the effectiveness of in-school media literacy training for alcohol. The experiment compared a treatment that included the viewing of a videotape about television advertising along with the viewing of video clips of alcohol ads and discussion pertaining to alcohol advertising specifically versus one that included the viewing of the same general purpose media literacy videotape along with video clips of non-alcohol advertising and then discussion of advertising in general. The treatment had both immediate and delayed effects. Immediate effects included the children's increased understanding of persuasive intent, viewing of characters as less similar to people they knew in real life and less desirable, decreased desire to be like the characters, decreased expectation of positive consequences from drinking alcohol, and decreased likelihood to choose an alcohol-related product. Indirect effects also were found on their perceptions of television's realism and their views of social norms related to alcohol. Delayed effects were examined and confirmed on expectancies and behavior. The treatment was more effective when alcohol-specific, and it also was more effective among girls than boys.
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- Title
- Effects of general and alcohol-specific media literacy training on children's decision making about alcohol
- Creators
- E W Austin - Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-2520, USA. eaustin@wsu.eduK K Johnson
- Publication Details
- Journal of health communication, Vol.2(1), pp.17-42
- Academic Unit
- Strategic Communication, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546788301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article