Exposure to Alcohol Content in Movies and Initiation of Early Drinking Milestones

Abstract

Exposure to alcohol in films is involved in the entry into early stages of alcohol involvement. Findings support further investigation into the role of the media in underage drinking, especially in the context of consuming media with friends and peers. Limiting media exposure and/or stronger Federal Trade Commission oversight of movie ratings should be a priority for preventing underage drinking.

The Role of Sensation Seeking and R-rated Movie Watching in Early Substance Use Initiation

“…Based on our results, consistent with Stoolmiller and colleagues (2010), we suggest that R-rated movie watching and sensation seeking exert their effects consistently across adolescence. Our evidence fits closely to a nascent body of literature linking media exposure prospectively to initiation as well as increases in substance use (also see Jackson et al, 2017). The analyses presented in the current manuscript controlled for the effect of substance-specific exposure in the prospective prediction of substance initiation by R-rated movie watching.…”

“…Movie alcohol exposure was assessed using content coding of all movies used in the assessment of movie watching (see Jackson et al, 2017 for details). Briefly, a measure of scaled alcohol exposure was computed by calculating the number of minutes of alcohol content from movies reported as having been seen by the participant divided by the number of minutes possible in the participant’s group of 50 movies, multiplied by the number of minutes across the total set of movies and the number of times the participant reported having seen the movie.…”

110‐year history of dermatology at the Seoul National University Hospital: prosperity through international cooperation

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Sunbathing‐free movies: a step towards a healthier sun‐behavior?

“…1 Films can influence the public's impression of beauty standards 2 and promote certain types of social attitudes. 3,4 When it comes to sun exposure, movies often indirectly glamorize sun- Children and adolescents are often susceptible to the influencing potential of the media regarding the adoption of specific social practices, including tobacco and alcohol consumption. [3][4][5] In several studies, a high exposure to smoking in films is associated with an increased possibility of an early smoking initiation amongst adolescents, 3,5 After the Korean War (1950)(1951)(1952)(1953), Korea was divided into South and North.…”