| Portrayals of food practices and exercise behavior in popular American films. | |
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PMID: 15745653 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe depictions of food, alcohol, and exercise and sport in popular films. DESIGN: Content analysis of the 10 top-grossing films each year from 1991 to 2000 (N = 100 films). ANALYSIS: Coding reliabilities were assessed with Cohen's kappa. Research questions were addressed with basic descriptive statistics. Associations among variables were examined through a cross-tabulation procedure that corrects for the clustering of exercise and food depictions within movies. RESULTS: Food and drink appeared regularly in the films analyzed, typically as a background element or prop. On average, food appeared on the screen once every 4.2 minutes. The foods shown were most likely to be fats, oils, and sweets; fruits, vegetables, and dairy products were rarely seen. More than 20% of the food items shown were alcoholic beverages, which were nearly 2 times more likely to be ingested as nonalcohol food items. Planned exercise and sports appeared at a rate of about 2 incidents per hour. These activities rarely received explicit evaluation by characters. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATION: Films frequently portray foods and exercise. These depictions have the potential to cultivate beliefs about normative eating and exercise behavior, suggesting a need for public health professionals to encourage the media to offer healthier images. |
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Authors:
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Robert A Bell; Charles R Berger; Diana Cassady; Marilyn S Townsend |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of nutrition education and behavior Volume: 37 ISSN: 1499-4046 ISO Abbreviation: J Nutr Educ Behav Publication Date: 2005 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-03-04 Completed Date: 2005-04-05 Revised Date: 2012-09-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101132622 Medline TA: J Nutr Educ Behav Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Communication, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. rabell@ucdavis.edu |
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Alcohol Drinking Exercise* / psychology Food Habits* / psychology Health Promotion Humans Mass Media Motion Pictures as Topic / statistics & numerical data*, trends Sports |
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