Intensive Use Of Media Research Articles

Tobacco control in Europe: A review of campaign strategies for teenagers and adults.

In Europe the prevalence of tobacco use in adults and adolescents is among the highest within the WHO regions. Many resources have been allocated toward the prevention and support for smoking cessation. However, the implemented strategies in Europe have not been systematically evaluated. A systematic literature review was carried out to identify studies that analyzed the efficacy of the main smoking-prevention campaigns conducted in Europe. PRISMA guidelines were used to systematically review and extract data. A total of 24 studies meeting inclusion criteria were identified. Each article was thoroughly reviewed and evaluated for quality, design, and methodology, with reference to the main areas of intervention: school (8); mass media (4) and technological tools (4); smoke-free environments (3); packaging (2) and taxes (3). The school programmes focusing on building skills to recognize and resist negative influences, the intensive use of media and technological equipments, health warnings and excise taxes have showed to be effective tools in reducing the tobacco use. Intervention programmes to implement tobacco control policies and smoking cessation are active in many European countries. However, these programmes need to be constantly sustained to achieve a long term efficacy.

Does persistent involvement in media and technology lead to lower academic performance? Evaluating media and technology use in relation to multitasking, self-regulation and academic performance

Intensive use of media and technology has explicitly affected and changed our study habits. This cross-sectional survey study aimed to discover what kind of relationship exists between media and technology use and academic performance. The study also explored how multitasking and self-regulation influence this effect after controlling for their gender, age, and year of study. With this aim, data were collected from 631 university students on a voluntary basis and analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings of Pearson correlation indicated that students' academic performances has a weak significant negative association both with multitasking preferences and media and technology usage, but not with control of self-regulation. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses revealed that demographic variables including gender, age, and year of study were significant predictors of students' academic performances. Additionally, after controlling these particular demographics, only media and technology usage significantly and negatively contributed to the prediction of students’ academic performance, whereas multitasking and control of self-regulation did not. Implications were discussed based on the results.

EVALUASI EFEKTIFITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA DALAM MENURUNKAN PREVALENSI TUBERKULOSIS DI BALAI PEMBERANTASAN DAN PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT PARU PAMEKASAN

Pulmonary tuberculosis is still a serious health problem that needs to be equipped with appropriate countermeasures and accurate. The increase in cases and deaths caused by pulmonary tuberculosis, among others, because it is not threated any of them do not understand have been infected with the TB bacillus so that the prevalence of tuberculosis is still quite high. Therefore, the necessary handling seriously through health education role that communication education with intensive use of media that will reduce the prevalence or at least remain. In general. The purpose of the study to evaluate the effectivesness oh the use of media in reducing the prevalence of tuberculosis. The study “evaluation of Effectiveness of Media in Reducing Prevalence Of Tuberculosis in The Central Eradication and Prevention of Lung Disease Pamekasan “ use purposive sampling with the snowball method. Sample research is pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated in BP4 much as 3 respondents. The results showed three informants as respondents are all in the first 2 months visiting tuberculosis drug taking as much as 8 times visit support the availability of infrastructure, knowledge of personel. Strategy, advocacy, resoueces and funding are two inhibiting factors lack of education and knowledge of the patients, the lack of commitment oh health workers all of the prevalence of tuberculosis as well as visual media is the most effective in reducing the prevalence of tuberculosis. Sugestions for researchers to address the increasing prevalence of lung integration across every sector and cross-sectoral programs to develop internal networks and external networks.

Citizenship in the Digital Age: The Case of Denmark

AbstractThis article discusses citizenship in the age of new media using Denmark as a critical case study. It argues for the importance of considering cultural as well as political aspects of citizenship, and for the inclusion of emotions and belonging as well as rational political acts. There are strong relationships between the experience and practice of citizenship, and it is demonstrated that intensive media use and experience/practice of citizenship are highly interrelated: eager media users are also the most active and confident citizens. To a certain extent new media tend to reinforce existing behavior patterns and attitudes: those feeling engaged are those who use ICTs most widely, and new media provide them with yet another platform for practicing citizenship. It is also shown, however, that there is a segment of new media users who prefer online cultural and social activities to offline ones. As this segment grows, one might expect an expanded number of active citizens, mobilized by the new media themselves.

Media use by children and adolescents from New York City 6 months after the WTC attack

Six months after the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11), a representative sample of New York City students (N = 8,236) in Grades 4 through 12 reported their use of TV, Web, and combined radio and print media regarding the WTC attack. Demographic factors, WTC exposure, other exposure to trauma, and probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were used to predict intensive use of the 3 types of media. Intensive use was associated with direct exposure to the WTC attack (with the exception of Web use) and to having reported symptoms of PTSD. Stratified analyses indicated that the association between probable PTSD and intensive media use was more consistently present among those who had no direct or familial exposure to the WTC attack. As well, media, particularly TV, was intensively used by children after the WTC attack. Variations existed in the factors associated with intensive media use, which should be considered when planning postdisaster media coverage and advising families.

Nutzung elektronischer Medien im Jugendalter

The use of electronic media is playing an ever greater role in adolescents' recreational behaviour. From the point of view of the health sciences, one question which arises is the extent to which intensive media use is detrimental to physical activity and adolescents' health development. The data from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), which were evaluated with a focus on 11-17-year-olds, confirm this heavy use of electronic media. However, there are distinct group-specific differences. For example, boys spend more time than girls on computers, the internet and games consoles, whereas girls more often listen to music and use their mobile phones. Watching television and videos is equally popular among girls and boys. Adolescents of low social status or a low level of school education use electronic media far more frequently and for longer times, especially television and video, games consoles and mobile phones. The same is true of boys and girls from the former states of the GDR and for boys (but not girls) with a background of migration. A connection to physical activity has been established for adolescents who spend more than five hours a day using electronic media. Moreover, this group of heavy users is more often affected by adiposity. The results of the KiGGS study, which are in line with earlier research findings, thus demonstrate that the use of electronic media is also of relevance from the point of view of public health and should be included in investigations into the health of children and adolescents.

A Comparison of Advertising Practices within the Accounting Profession

This article reports the findings of a survey among UK chartered accountancy firms on their promotional practices following the 1984 removal of advertising prohibitions in the profession. Specifically, it compares advertising practices between firms, using a typology of firms based on size of advertising budgets and use of advertising agencies. The financial resources devoted to advertising certainly influenced promotional activities. However, they were found to be no substitute for advertising agency expertise. Firms using advertising agencies had a more systematic approach to promotion; they were more likely to undertake pre-advertising research, segment their markets, make more varied and intensive use of media, and to evaluate their advertising. Firms with relatively large budgets which did not use advertising agencies tended to be less rigorous in their approach, showing little interest in crucial matters such as pre-advertising research and post-advertising evaluation.