Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

Cyberbullying, Facebook profiles, Kim Kardashian, and Lady Gaga Goes Gaga: How children & teenagers are affected by new and old media

World Congress on Midwifery and Womens Health

August 29-31, 2016 Atlanta, USA

Vic Strasburger

Univ. of New Mexico School of Medicine, Mexico

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Womens Health Care

Abstract :

Children and adolescents now spend more than seven hours a day with a variety of different media. How does that affect their attitudes and behavior, and what can health professionals do about it? This study will discuss the latest research on the impact of media on adolescents, illustrated with abundant examples of both â�?�?goodâ�? and â�?�?badâ�? media. In addition, a brief section will involve media training for health professionals about health-related issues important to them-how to talk to newspaper reporters, radio interviewers and appear on TV. Topic areas will include media violence, substance abuse, sex and sexuality and the importance of the internet, social networking sites and cell phones. The aims of this study are: To illustrate the nature of current media for children and adolescents (topic areas: sex, birth control advertising, body self-image, obesity and eating disorders); to discuss the impact of a variety of media with an emphasis on impact of TV on children and teens and how such effects were determined by research and; to emphasize how the adverse effects of TV and other media can be mediated by parents and by school media literacy program.

Biography :

Email: VStrasburger@salud.unm.edu