Children, Adolescents, and the Media:. Health Effects.

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 533-587

  Strasburger, Victor C ^a   Jordan, Amy B ^b   Donnerstein, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyberbullying; Internet; Media; Media literacy; New technology; Sexting; TV

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADVERTIZING; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTRACEPTION; DEPRESSION; DRUG MARKETING; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; FAST FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; OBESITY; ONLINE SYSTEM; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TELEVISION; TEXT MESSAGING; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861537581     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.03.025     Document Type: Review

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