The impact of smoking in movies on children and adolescents. A systematic review

In accordance with the conclusion of the US National Cancer Institute to consider smoking in films, in addition to other factors, as one risk factor for the initiation of smoking among children and adolescents, the World Health Organization has invited its member states to implement rules for limiti...

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Published in:Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 2010-02, Vol.53 (2), p.186-195
Main Authors: Maruska, K, Hanewinkel, R
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Child
Child Behavior
Female
Humans
Male
Motion Pictures - statistics & numerical data
Smoking - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:In accordance with the conclusion of the US National Cancer Institute to consider smoking in films, in addition to other factors, as one risk factor for the initiation of smoking among children and adolescents, the World Health Organization has invited its member states to implement rules for limiting smoking depictions in films. Results of methodically high-value longitudinal and experimental studies which provide empirical evidence for the association between smoking depictions in films and smoking among children and adolescents are presented. Interpretation of this association as causal according to Hill criteria is discussed. In this systematic review, future personal and structural preventive interventions to address this problem in Germany are presented and discussed. Of special importance is the enhancement of both parental competence in media education as well as media literacy in children and adolescents. Rating films depicting smoking as approved for adults only could yield the largest effect, since it leads to an enduring reduction of exposure.
ISSN:1437-1588
DOI:10.1007/s00103-009-1007-1