Exposure to idealized media portrayals of women induces appearance dissatisfaction in females, in the short term. Interventions that highlight the artificial nature of media portrayals can mitigate this effect. The present research investigated whether a 75 second television commercial, that demonstrates behind-the-scenes techniques used to artificially enhance media models, could be similarly ...

This paper studies television-viewing adolescents within their spatial and social context, using the Uses and Gratifications approach as a typology of uses. Because previous research suggested the importance of gender-based differences in both the frequency of watching TV and of content preferences, but lacked an examination of the socialand spatial-viewing contexts for boys and girls, respecti...

OBJECTIVES Television viewing has been associated with greater subsequent attention problems in children. Few studies have examined the possibility of a similar association between video games and attention problems, and none of these has used a longitudinal design. METHODS A sample of 1323 middle childhood participants were assessed during a 13-month period by parent- and child-reported tele...

In this study, we examine the psychological effects of 8K ultra-high-definition television (UHDTV) under daily TV viewing conditions. The design 8K-UHDTV targets realization “ultimate 2D image.” is already being used practically and audience have reported experiencing a feeling reality presence. However, benefits offered by for degree to which goals been achieved not sufficiently verified. Henc...

BACKGROUND Exposure of young people to alcohol advertising is a risk factor for underage drinking. This study assessed youth exposure to television alcohol advertising in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, from December 2010 to May 2011. METHODS A negative binomial regression model predicted number of alcohol advertisements from the proportion of the television viewership in each age group....

Background: Epidemiologic studies of the relationship between television viewing and children’s weight status typically find weak relationships, yet few have examined the possibility that these relationships are moderated by parental weight status. Objective: To examine whether and to what extent the relationship between time spent viewing television and children’s weight status differs accordi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between frequency of television viewing, overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of Peruvian women. METHODS Secondary analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2008 including women aged from 15 to 49 years old. The outcome variables were obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m²) and overweight (body mass index >25 but <30 kg/m²) whereas t...

Ten consecutive epileptic patients who showed abnormal electroencephalographic (E.E.G.) responses to intermittent photic stimulation have been studied while watching television. Though only two gave a history of television epilepsy nine exhibited spike-wave discharges in the E.E.G. during viewing. This effect occurred when the set was functioning normally but was increased in five subjects when...

3D display technologies have been linked to visual discomfort and fatigue. In a lab-based study with a between-subjects design, 433 viewers aged from 4 to 82 years watched the same movie in either 2D or stereo 3D (S3D), and subjectively reported on a range of aspects of their viewing experience. Our results suggest that a minority of viewers, around 14%, experience adverse effects due to viewin...