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Exposure to pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco media messages and events and smoking behaviour among adolescents in Gambia
BackgroundDespite the widespread prevalence of adolescent smoking in Gambia, a West African country, there is limited research exploring the...
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Verification of the Goldilocks Hypothesis: the association between screen use, digital media and psychiatric symptoms in the Growing Up in Ireland study
AimsThis study aims to replicate Przybylski and Weinstein (Psychol Sci 28(2):204–215, 2017), using a large population cohort to examine the validity...
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Impact of Mass Media on HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
HIV-related stigma is a major barrier to HIV testing and care engagement. Despite efforts to use mass media to address HIV-related stigma, their...
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Media regulation strategies in parents of 4- to 16-year-old children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSince children can only control and limit their own media use to a limited extent, it is often the parents who regulate their children’s...
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Association of mass media exposure with combustible and smokeless tobacco use among Indian population: findings from a panel survey
BackgroundDespite introducing different policies and initiatives, India is recognized as one of the global players in the tobacco epidemic race. Our...
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Negative Emotions, Triggers, and Co** Strategies Among Postpartum Indian Women During Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Subsequent Waves and Beyond
IntroductionThe study aimed to evaluate COVID-19 associated psychological distress among pregnant and postpartum women during the second wave of...
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Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on screen media use in patients referred for ADHD to child and adolescent psychiatry: an introduction to problematic use of the internet in ADHD and results of a survey
The COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown have been associated with multiple consequences for mental health, including an excessive and potentially harmful...
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A content analysis of tobacco content in season 1 of ‘And Just Like That’
Aim‘Sex and the City’ regularly featured smoking as a plot device, often linked with sexuality and female empowerment. Eighteen years later, the...
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Smoking in Popular Streaming Shows and Youth Protection in Germany
AbstractAim was to investigate the amount of smoking in popular streaming series in Germany with a focus on the comparison between series recommended...
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Medizin und die Zeitlichkeit guten Lebens in populären Fernsehnarrativen
Definition of the problemThis article argues that TV medical dramas grapple with the interdependence of medicine and notions of a good life in time.
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An evaluation of a short film promoting kindness in Wales during COVID-19 restrictions #TimeToBeKind
BackgroundIn response to successive COVID-19 restrictions in Wales, the Welsh ACE Support Hub launched the #TimeToBeKind campaign in March 2021. The...
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30+ years of media analysis of relevance to chronic disease: a sco** review
BackgroundChronic, non-communicable diseases are a significant public health priority, requiring action at individual, community and population...
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Not all screen time is created equal: associations with mental health vary by activity and gender
PurposePrevious research on associations between screen media use and mental health produced mixed findings, possibly because studies have not...
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“Anxiety is not cute” analysis of twitter users’ discourses on romanticizing mental illness
BackgroundThe proliferation of social media platforms has provided a unique space for discourse on mental health, originally intended to destigmatize...
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Lockdown time, time loops, and the crisis of the future
Amidst the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020 and 2021 in the United States and United Kingdom, a fantasy took hold that life under lockdown was like living...
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Prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and risky drinking among undergraduate students in Johannesburg, South Africa: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundAlcohol use and risky drinking are significant public health problem globally. Young people, including university students, are among the...
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Sensation Seeking and Impulsivity Can Increase Exposure to Risky Media and Moderate Its Effects on Adolescent Risk Behaviors
Media exposure to risky behaviors (e.g., alcohol use, violence) has been associated with adolescent engagement in risk-taking behaviors, but not all...
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on Screen Time and Digital Wellness in Infants, Children and Adolescents
JustificationScreen-based media have become an important part of human lifestyle. In view of their easy availability and increasing use in Indian...
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“An apple pie a day does not keep the doctor away”: Fictional depictions of gout in contemporary film and television
BackgroundFictional portrayals of illness and medical management in film and television can reflect and perpetuate cultural stereotypes about...
