Alcohol, tobacco and illicit substances in music videos: a content analysis of prevalence and genre.
Content analyses examined mention of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances in music videos (n = 359) broadcast in 2001, as well as genre and presence of humor. Findings indicated that references to illicit substances were more prevalent than tobacco in music videos. Humor was 2.5 times as likely to appear in videos containing references to substances than those without substances.
Gruber
Enid L
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California State University, Fullerton, California, USA. egruber@fullerton.edu <egruber@fullerton.edu>
Thau
Helaine M
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Hill
Douglas L
DL
Fisher
Deborah A
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Grube
Joel W
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D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013690:Television / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*