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(CBS News) - A new study shows that teens who watch movies featuring scenes of people drinking are more likely to binge drink themselves.
Dr. Reiner Hanewinkel from the Institute for Therapy and Health Research in Kiel, Germany and his colleagues administered a survey to more than 16,000 students between the ages of 10 and 19 who attended public schools in Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Scotland.
The teens were asked whether or not they had seen a list of over 600 popular films released between 2004 and 2009 in the various countries. Eighty-six of the films featured at least one scene with alcohol.
Then, the teens were asked about their drinking habits and whether they binge drank, defined as having five or more drinks in one occasion. According to the findings published in Pediatrics, the number of teens who drank increased from 11 percent to 25 percent with exposure to movies that featured alcohol. Binge drinking - having four or more drinks in a short period of time - rose from 4 to 13 percent as well.
The Pediatrics study also echoes findings published in the Feb. 20 issue of British Medical Journal Open, which concluded that U.S. teens were twice as likely to drink if they saw movies featuring scenes with alcohol consumption.
"We did not expect this clear finding, but it shows how influential media are in a young person's life," Hanewinkel told CNN. "Hollywood blockbusters are distributed worldwide, and they have an impact not only on U.S. teens but also abroad."
While the survey cannot show whether the students drank before they watched the films, Hanewinkel said in the report he felt that the films were partially at fault for influencing the teens to drink.
source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_...s-featuring-booze-more-likely-to-binge-drink/
I drink not because of movies, but because I prefer the alternative (in my opinion) of cannabis but because I am subject to random drug tests, I can't smoke and so I go with the more destructive option
Dr. Reiner Hanewinkel from the Institute for Therapy and Health Research in Kiel, Germany and his colleagues administered a survey to more than 16,000 students between the ages of 10 and 19 who attended public schools in Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Scotland.
The teens were asked whether or not they had seen a list of over 600 popular films released between 2004 and 2009 in the various countries. Eighty-six of the films featured at least one scene with alcohol.
Then, the teens were asked about their drinking habits and whether they binge drank, defined as having five or more drinks in one occasion. According to the findings published in Pediatrics, the number of teens who drank increased from 11 percent to 25 percent with exposure to movies that featured alcohol. Binge drinking - having four or more drinks in a short period of time - rose from 4 to 13 percent as well.
The Pediatrics study also echoes findings published in the Feb. 20 issue of British Medical Journal Open, which concluded that U.S. teens were twice as likely to drink if they saw movies featuring scenes with alcohol consumption.
"We did not expect this clear finding, but it shows how influential media are in a young person's life," Hanewinkel told CNN. "Hollywood blockbusters are distributed worldwide, and they have an impact not only on U.S. teens but also abroad."
While the survey cannot show whether the students drank before they watched the films, Hanewinkel said in the report he felt that the films were partially at fault for influencing the teens to drink.
source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_...s-featuring-booze-more-likely-to-binge-drink/
I drink not because of movies, but because I prefer the alternative (in my opinion) of cannabis but because I am subject to random drug tests, I can't smoke and so I go with the more destructive option
