The association of media exposure and media literacy with adolescent alcohol and tobacco use.
This study examined the relationship of media exposure and media literacy to alcohol and tobacco use among adolescents in Taiwan. A total of 2992 10th-grade students recruited from 26 high schools in Taipei, Taiwan, completed a questionnaire in 2010. The multivariable analysis results indicated that the students with higher alcohol and tobacco media exposure were more likely to use alcohol and tobacco and have intentions to drink and smoke, while students with higher media literacy were less likely to use alcohol and have intentions to drink and smoke.
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan fongchingchang@ntnu.edu.tw.
Fong-ching
FC
Chang
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Nae-fang
NF
Miao
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
Ching-mei
CM
Lee
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
Ping-hung
PH
Chen
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
Chiung-hui
CH
Chiu
Chung-Ho High School, Taiwan.
Shu-ching
SC
Lee
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058980:Information Literacy; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000453:epidemiology*
Taiwan; alcohol; media exposure; media literacy; tobacco