The Relationship of Parental Reinforcement of Media Messages to College Students' Alcohol-Related Behaviors

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-169

  Austin, Erica Weintraub ^a   Chen, Yin Ju ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Alcohol; Media; Parents; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ADVERTIZING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PARENTING; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 1542284681     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730305688     Document Type: Article

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