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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(20): e2314091121, 2024 May 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38709916

RESUMO

How we reason about objectivity-whether an assertion has a ground truth-has implications for belief formation on wide-ranging topics. For example, if someone perceives climate change to be a matter of subjective opinion similar to the best movie genre, they may consider empirical claims about climate change as mere opinion and irrelevant to their beliefs. Here, we investigate whether the language employed by journalists might influence the perceived objectivity of news claims. Specifically, we ask whether factive verb framing (e.g., "Scientists know climate change is happening") increases perceived objectivity compared to nonfactive framing (e.g., "Scientists believe [...]"). Across eight studies (N = 2,785), participants read news headlines about unique, noncontroversial topics (studies 1a-b, 2a-b) or a familiar, controversial topic (climate change; studies 3a-b, 4a-b) and rated the truth and objectivity of the headlines' claims. Across all eight studies, when claims were presented as beliefs (e.g., "Tortoise breeders believe tortoises are becoming more popular pets"), people consistently judged those claims as more subjective than claims presented as knowledge (e.g., "Tortoise breeders know…"), as well as claims presented as unattributed generics (e.g., "Tortoises are becoming more popular pets"). Surprisingly, verb framing had relatively little, inconsistent influence over participants' judgments of the truth of claims. These results demonstrate how, apart from shaping whether we believe a claim is true or false, epistemic language in media can influence whether we believe a claim has an objective answer at all.


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Idioma , Humanos , Feminino , Conhecimento , Masculino , Mudança Climática , Adulto , Percepção , Meios de Comunicação de Massa
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 121(29): e2318465121, 2024 Jul 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38968094

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Media exposure to graphic images of violence has proliferated in contemporary society, particularly with the advent of social media. Extensive exposure to media coverage immediately after the 9/11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombings (BMB) was associated with more early traumatic stress symptoms; in fact, several hours of BMB-related daily media exposure was a stronger correlate of distress than being directly exposed to the bombings themselves. Researchers have replicated these findings across different traumatic events, extending this work to document that exposure to graphic images is independently and significantly associated with stress symptoms and poorer functioning. The media exposure-distress association also appears to be cyclical over time, with increased exposure predicting greater distress and greater distress predicting more media exposure following subsequent tragedies. The war in Israel and Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, provides a current, real-time context to further explore these issues as journalists often share graphic images of death and destruction, making media-based graphic images once again ubiquitous and potentially challenging public well-being. For individuals sharing an identity with the victims or otherwise feeling emotionally connected to the Middle East, it may be difficult to avoid viewing these images. Through a review of research on the association between exposure to graphic images and public health, we discuss differing views on the societal implications of viewing such images and advocate for media literacy campaigns to educate the public to identify mis/disinformation and understand the risks of viewing and sharing graphic images with others.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Terrorismo , Humanos , Terrorismo/psicologia , Israel , Guerra , Mídias Sociais , Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos/psicologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(32): e2202197119, 2022 08 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35914125

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Ideological media bias is increasingly central to the study of politics. Yet, past literature often assumes that the ideological bias of any outlet, at least in the short term, is static and exogenous to the political process. We challenge this assumption. We use longitudinal data from the Stanford Cable News Analyzer (2010 to 2021), which reports the screen time of various political actors on cable news, and quantify the partisan leaning of those actors using their past campaign donation behavior. Using one instantiation of media bias-the mean ideology of political actors on a channel, i.e., visibility bias-we examine weekly, within-day, and program-level estimates of media bias. We find that media bias is highly dynamic even in the short term and that the heightened polarization between TV channels over time was mostly driven by the prime-time shows.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Política , Preconceito , Televisão , Estudos Longitudinais , Meios de Comunicação de Massa/estatística & dados numéricos , Preconceito/estatística & dados numéricos , Televisão/estatística & dados numéricos
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(21): e2110712119, 2022 05 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35580184

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How social inequality is described­as advantage or disadvantage­critically shapes individuals' responses to it [e.g., B. S. Lowery, R. M. Chow, J. R. Crosby, J. Exp. Soc. Psychol. 45, 375­378, 2009]. As such, it is important to document how people, in fact, choose to describe inequality. In a corpus of 18,349 newspaper articles (study 1), in 764 hand-coded news media publications (study 2), and in a preregistered experiment of 566 lay participants (study 3), we document the presence of chronic frames of race, gender, and wealth inequality. Specifically, race and gender inequalities are more likely to be framed as subordinate groups' disadvantages than as dominant groups' advantages, and wealth inequality is more likely to be described with no frame (followed by dominant group advantage, then subordinate group disadvantage). Supplemental lexicon-based text analyses in studies 1 and 2, survey results in study 3, and a preregistered experiment (study 4; N = 578) provide evidence that the differences in chronic frames are related to the perceived legitimacy of the inequality, with race and gender inequalities perceived as less legitimate than wealth inequality. The presence of such chronic frames and their association with perceived legitimacy may be mechanisms underlying the systematic inattention to White individuals' and men's advantages, and the disadvantages of the working class.


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Identidade de Gênero , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Grupos Raciais , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Grupos Raciais/psicologia , Estados Unidos , População Branca
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 119(4)2022 01 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35074911

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In today's vast digital landscape, people are constantly exposed to threatening language, which attracts attention and activates the human brain's fear circuitry. However, to date, we have lacked the tools needed to identify threatening language and track its impact on human groups. To fill this gap, we developed a threat dictionary, a computationally derived linguistic tool that indexes threat levels from mass communication channels. We demonstrate this measure's convergent validity with objective threats in American history, including violent conflicts, natural disasters, and pathogen outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the dictionary offers predictive insights on US society's shifting cultural norms, political attitudes, and macroeconomic activities. Using data from newspapers that span over 100 years, we found change in threats to be associated with tighter social norms and collectivistic values, stronger approval of sitting US presidents, greater ethnocentrism and conservatism, lower stock prices, and less innovation. The data also showed that threatening language is contagious. In all, the language of threats is a powerful tool that can inform researchers and policy makers on the public's daily exposure to threatening language and make visible interesting societal patterns across American history.


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COVID-19/psicologia , Cyberbullying/psicologia , Idioma/história , Eventos de Massa , Meios de Comunicação de Massa/ética , Normas Sociais/história , História do Século XX , História do Século XXI , Humanos , Linguística , Política , SARS-CoV-2/patogenicidade
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Neurobiol Dis ; 199: 106544, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38823458

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Neuroscience attracted increasing attention in mass media during the last decades. Indeed, neuroscience advances raise high expectations in society concerning major societal issues such as mental health and learning difficulties. Unfortunately, according to leading experts, neuroscience advances have not yet benefited patients, students and socially deprived families. Yet, neuroscience findings are widely overstated and misrepresented in the media. Academic studies, briefly described here, showed that most data misrepresentations were already present in the neuroscience literature before spreading in mass media. This triumphalist neuroscience discourse reinforces a neuro-essentialist conception of mental disorders and of learning difficulties. By emphasizing brain plasticity, this discourse fuels the neoliberal ethics that overvalue autonomy, rationality, flexibility and individual responsibility. According to this unrealistic rhetoric, neuroscience-based techniques will soon bring inexpensive private solutions to enduring social problems. When considering the social consequences of this rhetoric, neuroscientists should refrain from overstating the interpretation of their observations in their scientific publications and in their exchanges with journalists.


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Deficiências da Aprendizagem , Transtornos Mentais , Neurociências , Humanos , Neurociências/métodos , Transtornos Mentais/fisiopatologia , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/fisiopatologia , Saúde Mental , Meios de Comunicação de Massa
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Lancet ; 402 Suppl 1: S55, 2023 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37997098

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BACKGROUND: Cancer Research UK ran a mass-media campaign for 6 weeks from Sept 1, 2022, to Sept 13, 2022, targeted to people aged 50 years and older and from a lower social-grade (C2DE) in Northern Ireland. The campaign was developed to target barriers to help-seeking for the target audience. With this evaluation, we aimed to compare reported barriers and self-reported help-seeking before and after the campaign to assess changes potentially related to the campaign. METHODS: We ran cross-sectional surveys that collected data from independent participants before the campaign (wave 1; n=1262; July 18-Aug 31, 2022) and after the campaign (wave 2; n=1250; Oct 3-Nov 3, 2022; N=2512). A recruitment agency recruited participants to be representative of Northern Ireland by age, gender, and social grade (Office for National Statistics, 2011; quota sampling). After wave 2, age range was 16-94 years (mean 51 years) and gender breakdown was 46% male (n=1152), 54% female (n=1356), and <1% other (n=3). Participants gave written informed consent, and the survey was administered using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) at waves 1 and 2, and Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) at wave 1. Ethics approval was given by Queens University Belfast. Data were analysed in SPSS. FINDINGS: 78% of the targeted audience (354/451) reported remembering the TV campaign. Of people who reported no symptoms, more reported "nothing would put them off or delay seeking medical attention" at wave 2 (447 [41%] of 1084 participants) than at wave 1 (221 [24%] of 936 participants), and this difference was significant (t(939.796)=2·243, p=0·025; 95% CI 0·083 to 1·244). Participants who reported experiencing a symptom (wave 1 n=186; wave 2 103) were less likely to report that they did not seek help from their GP or doctor in wave 2 (n=63 [61%]) than in wave 1 (n=157 [85%]); however, this difference was not significant (t(214.167)=1·133, p=0·258, 95% CI -0·051 to 0·188). INTERPRETATION: Decreases in barriers reported "nothing putting them off seeking help" and decreases in not seeking help from a GP or doctor to help seeking for actual symptoms experienced suggests this campaign might have resulted in some positive shifts in self-reported help-seeking behaviours for actual symptoms. However, these findings should be interpreted in light of the limitations of this research. Although this was a large sample, additional consideration should be given to the use of independent samples (rather than repeated surveys with the same population), self-reported data, and different data collection methods. FUNDING: Community Foundation for Northern Ireland through the Department of Health Cancer Charities Fund.


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Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Neoplasias , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Estudos Transversais , Irlanda do Norte , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Inquéritos e Questionários , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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EMBO Rep ; 23(10): e55594, 2022 10 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35946382

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New media arts take inspiration and tools from new technologies and scientific research. In turn, they have great potential for communication of science and its role for sustainability.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Desenvolvimento Sustentável , Biotecnologia , Comunicação
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Prev Med ; 179: 107848, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38215992

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OBJECTIVE: It is estimated that about 40% of all dementia cases are potentially attributable to modifiable risk factors, but awareness of this is relatively lacking. METHODS: An 18-months nation-wide public awareness campaign on dementia risk reduction was rolled out in Denmark that combined a mass-media approach with an online risk assessment tool and knowledge bank targeting all inhabitants aged between 40 and 75 years. Campaign effects (increase in awareness and knowledge of modifiable dementia risk and protective factors) were assessed via online surveys in two independent random samples before (n = 1003) and after the campaign (n = 1076). RESULTS: After adjusting for differences in educational level between the two samples, there was no significant difference in awareness of dementia risk reduction between the pre-campaign (66.5% aware) and post-campaign (63.4% aware) sample (probit z = -0.08, p = 0.151). The number of correctly identified risk/protective factors was significantly higher in the post-campaign sample. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, self-reported exposure to the campaign was associated with more awareness, better recognition of risk/protective factors, more motivation for and actual implementation of lifestyle changes. CONCLUSIONS: This mass-media campaign did not increase overall awareness that dementia risk is partly modifiable. However, exposure to the campaign was associated with more awareness and willingness to take action to improve brain health. Future campaigns should tailor messages to specific subgroups to broaden the reach (e.g., males), co-create materials with the target group, and give special attention to the contribution of metabolic/cardiovascular risk factors to dementia risk.


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Demência , Promoção da Saúde , Masculino , Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Demência/epidemiologia , Demência/prevenção & controle , Comportamento de Redução do Risco , Dinamarca , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Conscientização
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Prev Med ; 185: 108022, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38823651

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OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the United States. CRC-related events may increase media coverage and public attention, boosting awareness and prevention. This study examined associations between several types of CRC events (including unplanned celebrity cancer deaths and planned events like national CRC awareness months, celebrity screening behavior, and screening guideline changes) and news coverage, Twitter discussions, and Google search trends about CRC and CRC screening. METHODS: We analyzed data from U.S. national news media outlets, posts scraped from Twitter, and Google Trends on CRC and CRC screening during a three-year period from 2020 to 2022. We used burst detection methods to identify temporal spikes in the volume of news, tweets, and search after each CRC-related event. RESULTS: There is a high level of heterogeneity in the impact of celebrity CRC events. Celebrity CRC deaths were more likely to precede spikes in news and tweets about CRC overall than CRC screening. Celebrity screening preceded spikes in news and tweets about screening but not searches. Awareness months and screening guideline changes did precede spikes in news, tweets, and searches about screening, but these spikes were inconsistent, not simultaneous, and not as large as those events concerning most prominent public figures. CONCLUSIONS: CRC events provide opportunities to increase attention to CRC. Media and public health professionals should actively intervene during CRC events to increase emphasis on CRC screening and evidence-based recommendations.


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Neoplasias Colorretais , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Pessoas Famosas , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Mídias Sociais , Humanos , Neoplasias Colorretais/mortalidade , Mídias Sociais/tendências , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Masculino , Feminino , Programas de Rastreamento/tendências
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Conserv Biol ; 38(4): e14274, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38634198

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Biodiversity offsetting, a conservation approach to offset loss of habitat and ecosystem services, has been widely accepted and implemented in different legislative frameworks around the globe. I assigned sentiment scores (from -3 [very negative] to +3 [very positive]) to online news articles to examine public sentiment toward offsetting. I identified 86 pertinent articles published from 2013 to 2023 by web scraping online media outlets through keywords. I examined article content based on topics commonly associated in scientific literature with offsetting, such as risks or financial aspects. Most articles were from Australia (44%), 16% were from the United Kingdom, and 5% were from Colombia and Madagascar. Three distinct groups covered finances (n = 47), species, and social impacts of offsetting (n = 23) and offsetting frameworks (n = 16). Articles covering monetary and finance aspects had a lower predicted sentiment score (-0.72, 95% CI -0.98 to -0.47) than articles that covered new, alternative offsetting forms (-0.15, 95% CI -0.46 to 0.17), such as mitigation banking and credits. In articles focused on charismatic species and loss of livelihood, offsetting risk and social issues were associated with low sentiment scores (<-0.85). Sentiment scores were high for articles on offsetting at a multicountry or global scale (0.47, 95% CI -0.06 to 0.99), and scores were the lowest in Australia (-1.03, 95% CI -1.36 to -0.70). Public sentiment based on media articles was generally negative toward offsetting, and many of the ecological and methodological issues and risks were reflected in the articles, but mitigation measures as a prerequisite to offsetting were mentioned in only 18% of all articles. With the seemingly high public interest in conservation and hence offsetting, it will be imperative to expand the current breadth of information about offsetting that is being communicated or made available to the public.


Sentimientos y actitudes hacia la compensación y el mercado de biodiversidad en los artículos de medios virtuales Resumen La compensación por biodiversidad, una estrategia de conservación para compensar la pérdida del hábitat y de los servicios ambientales, ha sido aceptada e implementada ampliamente en diferentes marcos legislativos alrededor del mundo. Le asigné puntajes de sentimientos (desde ­3, muy negativo, hasta +3, muy positivo) a los artículos virtuales de noticias para analizar el sentimiento que tiene el público por la compensación. Identifiqué 86 artículos pertinentes publicados entre 2013 y 2023 mediante un raspado web de medios virtuales y palabras clave. Examiné el contenido de los artículos con base en temas asociados comúnmente en la literatura científica con las compensaciones, como los riesgos o aspectos económicos. La mayoría de los artículos provenían de Australia (44%), 16% del Reino Unido y 5% de Colombia y Madagascar. Tres grupos distintivos abordaban las finanzas (n = 47), las especies y el impacto social de las compensaciones (n = 23) y el marco de las compensaciones (n = 16). Los artículos que abordaban los aspectos monetarios y financieros tuvieron un puntaje de sentimientos más bajo al pronosticado (­0.72, 95% IC ­0.98 a ­0.47) que los artículos que abordaban formas nuevas y alternativas de compensar (­0.15, 95% IC ­0.46 a 0.17), como los bancos de mitigación y los créditos. En los artículos que se enfocaron en especies carismáticas y la pérdida del sustento, el riesgo de compensación y los temas sociales estuvieron asociados con puntajes bajos para los sentimientos (<­0.85). Los puntajes de sentimientos fueron altos para los artículos sobre las compensaciones a escala global o para varios países (0.47, 95% IC ­0.06 a 0.99) y los puntajes fueron los más bajos en Australia (­1.03, 95% IC ­1.36 a ­0.70). El sentimiento público basado en los artículos de los medios fue en general negativo hacia las compensaciones y muchos de los temas ecológicos y metodológicos y los riesgos se reflejaron en los artículos, pero sólo se mencionó a las medidas de mitigación como prerrequisito para la compensación en 18% de los artículos. Con un aparente interés elevado del público en la conservación, y por lo tanto en la compensación, es imperativo que se expanda el alcance actual de la información sobre la compensación que se está comunicando o que está disponible para el público.


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Biodiversidade , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais/métodos , Atitude , Opinião Pública , Internet , Meios de Comunicação de Massa
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Nicotine Tob Res ; 26(6): 752-758, 2024 May 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38147534

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INTRODUCTION: Over-the-top (OTT) media are internet-based content delivery systems offering media services to the viewers bypassing the traditional broadcasting platforms. The OTT media, with limited regulatory oversight, can serve as a source of exposure to tobacco-promoting content. AIMS AND METHODS: This study analyzed the depiction of tobacco imagery in Indian OTT programs and assessed their compliance with existing Indian tobacco control policies. We conducted a content analysis of 28 purposively sampled OTT exclusive programs (14 movies and 14 web series) in India. Breathe California method was used to code the OTT content for tobacco imagery. We assessed the prevalence of tobacco imagery, its duration per episode or program, product placements, and brand appearances. We also evaluated OTT programs adherence to existing tobacco control policies in India. RESULTS: Tobacco imagery was identified in all of the web series and most OTT-exclusive movies. On average the web series depicted seven incidents of tobacco imagery per episode, whereas there were close to 19 incidents of tobacco imagery per movie. Ten minutes of OTT programming (including movies and web series) had on average 8.40 s of tobacco imagery. None of the OTT programs studied fully complied with Indian tobacco control policies. CONCLUSIONS: Depiction of tobacco imagery in OTT exclusive programs is common in India. Streaming platforms need to comply with existing tobacco control policies. Furthermore, there is a need to strengthen these policies and strictly enforce them to ensure tobacco-free mass media. IMPLICATIONS: India has more than 267 million tobacco users and accounts for the largest share of smokeless tobacco use globally. OTT platforms are largely unregulated and are considered drivers for global tobacco use. This is one of the few studies examining tobacco imagery in Indian OTT content, reporting the gaps in tobacco control policies in India. This study documents the product placement of smokeless tobacco, duration of exposure to tobacco imagery, and empirically report the compliance of OTT platforms with Indian tobacco control policies. The study findings can aid in strengthening tobacco control policies in India.


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Produtos do Tabaco , Índia , Humanos , Produtos do Tabaco/legislação & jurisprudência , Meios de Comunicação de Massa/estatística & dados numéricos , Internet , Nicotiana , Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar/métodos
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Health Econ ; 33(6): 1319-1367, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38421732

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We study the effect of media coverage on individual behavior during a public health crisis. For this purpose, we collect a unique dataset of 200,000 newspaper articles about the Covid-19 pandemic from Sweden-one of the few countries that did not impose lockdowns or curfews. We show that mentions of Covid-19 significantly lowered the number of visits to workplaces and retail and recreation areas, while increasing the duration of stays in residential locations. Using two different identification strategies, we show that these effects are causal. The impacts are largest when Covid-19 news stories are more locally relevant, more visible and more factual. We find larger behavioral effects for articles that reference crisis managers (as opposed to medical experts) and contain explicit public health advice. These results have wider implications for the design of public communications and the value of the local media.


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COVID-19 , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Suécia , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Jornais como Assunto , Saúde Pública , Local de Trabalho
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Arch Sex Behav ; 53(6): 2319-2335, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38727786

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Growing access to technology and media has presented new avenues of influence on youth attitudes and norms regarding sexuality and sexual violence, as well as new technological pathways through which to perpetrate sexual violence. The aim of this research was to understand contextual influences on and needs for scale-up of sexual violence prevention programming in the media-violence context of Vietnam. We conducted 45 interviews with high school teachers (n = 15), university lecturers (n = 15), and affiliates from youth-focused community service organizations (n = 15) from across Vietnam. Additionally, we conducted four sector-specific focus groups with a sub-sample of interview participants (k = 4, n = 22). Media and technology were brought up consistently in relation to sexual violence prevention and sexual health information. Key informants noted that, in Vietnam, generational differences in acceptability of sex and lack of comprehensive sexuality education intersect with new technological opportunities for exposure to sexual information and media. This creates a complex landscape that can promote sexual violence through priming processes, instigate mimicry of violent media, and presents new opportunities for the perpetration of sexual violence though technology. Development of comprehensive sexual education, including violence prevention education, is imperative, with consideration of age-specific needs for Vietnamese youth.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Educação Sexual , Delitos Sexuais , Humanos , Vietnã , Adolescente , Feminino , Delitos Sexuais/psicologia , Delitos Sexuais/prevenção & controle , Masculino , Adulto , Grupos Focais , Professores Escolares/psicologia
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BMC Psychiatry ; 24(1): 444, 2024 Jun 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38877487

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BACKGROUND: Suicide prevention media campaigns are one way of reaching people at increased suicide risk who would otherwise not seek help. This is the first study of a Norwegian campaign directed both at individuals at risk for suicide and at their social network. METHODS: We evaluated a media campaign consisting of outdoor posters, feature articles, film clips, and online banners in print, digital, and social media spread across the Mid-Norway region in late autumn 2022. This campaign material consisted of information about how to seek help for suicide thoughts and mental health problems and how to help a friend in similar situations. Before and after this campaign, 1149 adult individuals living in Mid-Norway participated in a survey on attitudes to suicide, mental ill health, and help-seeking. RESULTS: There were only marginal changes in attitudes and help-seeking literacy after the campaign. This result was sustained when controlling for age, sex, and campaign visibility. For males, there were a few changes in the negative direction, i.e. lack of willingness to seek help from family and friends, after the campaign. CONCLUSION: We conclude that the campaign did not seem to have the desired effect and suggest ways of improving future regional Norwegian media campaigns.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Prevenção do Suicídio , Humanos , Masculino , Noruega , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem , Comportamento de Busca de Ajuda , Promoção da Saúde/métodos , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Adolescente , Mídias Sociais , Idoso , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/psicologia , Suicídio/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Public Health Nutr ; 27(1): e112, 2024 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38557499

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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine whether ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are being discussed in news media in Australia and whether this terminology, as described in the NOVA system, is being applied accurately. DESIGN: Interpretive content analysis of online and print media articles that mentioned UPFs from 2009 to 2023 in Australia. SETTING: Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Online and print media articles. RESULTS: A total of two hundred ninety-eight Australian media articles were captured. A substantial increase in the number of UPF articles was observed between 2017-2019 and 2021-2023. The UPF concept was inaccurately explained or defined in 32 % of the articles and was frequently used interchangeably with other descriptors, such as 'highly or heavily processed food', 'junk food', 'unhealthy food', 'packaged food' and 'discretionary food'. Most of the articles had a health focus; however, sustainability interest increased, particularly in the past 18 months. CONCLUSIONS: UPFs are increasingly being discussed in news media in Australia; however, the concept is still incorrectly presented in over a third of articles. This highlights the importance of improving the literacy about UPFs to ensure that messages are communicated in a way that is salient, accessible and accurate.


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Manipulação de Alimentos , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Humanos , Austrália , Alimentos , Fast Foods , Dieta
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BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 383, 2024 02 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38317089

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BACKGROUND: The Tournée Minérale campaign [TMC] is a mass media prevention campaign challenging Belgian adults to refrain from alcohol during one month. A process evaluation may help us better understand the effect of TMC and to formulate recommendations for future editions. The current study aimed to examine reach, experiences, perceived effectiveness and maintenance of TMC. METHODS: A mixed method design was used to assess the process, using pre- and post-questionnaires (n = 49.022, 44.5 ± 13.1 years old, 37.0% men) and focus groups (n = 31, 47.3 ± 14.3 years old, 33.3% men). RESULTS: Most campaign materials were considered useful and/or motivating. Facilitators for taking part in TMC were connectedness with other participants, stimulus control (e.g. removing alcohol at home) and a supportive social environment. Most difficulties were encountered with abstaining during social occasions as participants had to change a habit or find alternative non-alcoholic beverages. Participants reported both beneficial (e.g. sleeping better) and adverse effects (e.g. drinking more soft drinks). CONCLUSIONS: Future editions of TMC should try to decrease perceived adverse effects (e.g. by providing attractive non-alcoholic beverages) and can benefit from having a forum where people can share experiences.


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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas , Etanol , Adulto , Masculino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Feminino , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/prevenção & controle , Bélgica , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Bebidas
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BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 693, 2024 Mar 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38438990

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BACKGROUND: Second-hand smoking (SHS) increases the risk of chronic disease in adults and poses a serious health threat to children. Mass media campaigns are instrumental in raising awareness and reducing SHS exposure. There is a need to identify recent SHS mass media campaigns and assess their sustainability in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural changes. This systematic review summarises the characteristics and outcomes of mass media campaigns on SHS prevention. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and grey literature were searched in November 2022 for SHS campaigns implemented between 2016 and 2022. The eligibility criteria included campaigns on the dangers or effects of SHS with any target group, dissemination medium, study design, or language. The database search identified 1,413 peer-reviewed titles, of which 82 full-texts were screened, with 14 meeting the eligibility criteria. The grey literature search identified 9,807 sources, of which 61 were included. We extracted data on the campaign characteristics, metrics, and smoking-related outcomes. The JBI critical appraisal tool was used to assess the risk of bias of the included studies. RESULTS: We found 73 SHS campaigns conducted between 2002 and 2022, across 50 countries. The campaigns reached 378 million people. The reported recall rates range from 8 to 76%. Of the 11 studies that reported smoking-related outcomes, 10 reported increased knowledge in understanding SHS risks (73-85%), five reported an increased prevalence of smoke-free homes, and two reported an increase in number of participants persuading others to quit smoking. Two studies reported a decrease in overall smoking, whereas three studies observed a reduction in smoking in the presence of children. CONCLUSION: The available data provide some support for the effectiveness of SHS campaigns in reducing smoking behaviours in homes and around children. However, the certainty of evidence was low due to the lack of a control group and the substantial heterogeneity in the outcomes assessed. Future campaigns need comprehensive evaluation and reporting to reduce publication bias.


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Meios de Comunicação de Massa , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco , Humanos , Fumar/epidemiologia , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco/efeitos adversos , Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco/prevenção & controle
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BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 316, 2024 01 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38287265

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BACKGROUND: Seeking COVID-19 information promotes individuals to adopt preventive behaviors, including wearing a mask, social distancing, staying away from risky places, and washing hands. This study aims to investigate which information and sources individuals relied on in seeking COVID-19 information and further examine their roles in individuals' adoption of preventive behaviors. METHODS: Through a statistical analysis of 1027 valid responses from citizens in different Chinese cities in 2022 to the self-designed items in an online survey, this study identified individuals' preferred information sources and content on COVID-19. Regarding the information sources and content, the study used multiple regression analysis to examine their associations with individuals' preventive behaviors, and further applied fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to explore their configurations that increase the likelihood of individuals adopting preventive behaviors. RESULTS: Individuals preferred information about the newest prevention and control policies, precautions and treatment, and symptoms from the sources of workplace and community, social media, and social live streaming services. Additionally, individuals' preventive behaviors were positively related to the workplace and community (ß = 0.202, p <.001), social live streaming services (ß = 0.089, p <.01), government department websites (ß = 0.079, p <.05), television (ß = 0.073, p <.05), and online news media (ß = 0.069, p <.05), but were negatively associated with newspapers (ß=-0.087, p <.05). Regarding information content, precautions and treatments (ß = 0.211, p <.001), the newest prevention and control policies (ß = 0.173, p <.001), symptoms (ß = 0.152, p <.001), and official rumor-dispelling information (ß = 0.082, p <.05) had a positive relationship with individuals' preventive behaviors. In addition, fsQCA results presented eight configurations that promote individuals to adopt preventive behaviors. The total coverage and solution consistency values were 0.869 and 0.987, respectively. Furthermore, COVID-19 information content, the sources of social media and interpersonal sources, and official news media played an essential role in increasing the likelihood of individuals adopting preventive behaviors. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrated that individuals seek various COVID-19 information from multiple sources. The direct and degree of association of information sources and content with individuals' preventive behaviors vary from source to source and from content to content. Information sources and content could combinatorially promote individuals to adopt preventive behaviors through several configurations.


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COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , SARS-CoV-2 , Comportamento de Busca de Informação , Inquéritos e Questionários , Meios de Comunicação de Massa
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BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 1498, 2024 Jun 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38835005

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BACKGROUND: In the context of persistent wars and conflicts worldwide, the impact of acute, excessive and constant exposure to media coverage of such events on mental health outcomes becomes a serious problem for public health, and requires therefore urgent investigation to inform an effective prevention and management response. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that war-related media exposure is directly and indirectly associated with insomnia through depression and perceived stress among adults from the general population of different Arab countries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried-out two weeks after the beginning of Israel-Gaza war on the 7th of October 2023. An anonymous online survey and a snowball sampling method were adopted to collect data. A sample of 2635 general population adults (mean age of 23.98 ± 7.55 years, 73.1% females) took part of this study. RESULTS: The results of the mediation analysis showed that, after adjusting over potential confounders, depression and perceived stress fully mediated the association between war media exposure and insomnia; higher war media exposure was significantly associated with higher depression (Beta = 0.13; p < .001) and perceived stress (Beta = 0.07; p < .001), whereas higher depression (Beta = 0.43; p < .001) and perceived stress (Beta = 0.31; p < .001) were significantly associated with higher insomnia. It is of note that war media exposure was not significantly and directly associated with insomnia (Beta = - 0.01; p = .178 and Beta = 0.02; p = .098 respectively). CONCLUSION: The present study is the first to provide evidence that more time spent viewing the horrors of war is significantly associated with insomnia. In addition, symptoms of stress and depression were present as early as two weeks following the beginning of the war, and played a significant role in mediating the association between war media coverage and insomnia. These findings suggest that timely screening for, and management of depression and stress symptoms in clinical and preventive programs might be beneficial for community adults who have been heavily and indirectly exposed to war through media, and present with insomnia.


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Depressão , Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono , Estresse Psicológico , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono/epidemiologia , Distúrbios do Início e da Manutenção do Sono/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Adulto , Israel/epidemiologia , Depressão/epidemiologia , Estresse Psicológico/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem , Oriente Médio/epidemiologia , Meios de Comunicação de Massa/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Inquéritos e Questionários , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Guerra
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