There's alcohol in my soap: Portrayal and effects of alcohol use in a popular television series

Health Education Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-429

  Van Hoof, Joris J ^a   De Jong, Menno D T ^a   Fennis, Bob M ^a   Gosselt, Jordy F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; SOAP;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHARACTER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CODING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRINKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67449156414     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyn037     Document Type: Article

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