Adolescents' media usage and self-reported exposure to advertising across six countries: implications for less healthy food and beverage marketing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study objectives were to examine: (1) adolescents' media viewing habits, (2) associations with media viewing and self-reported exposure to unhealthy food and beverage advertising and (3) differences in trends among younger and older adolescents in six high and upper middle-income countries.

Design

Repeat cross-sectional online survey.

Setting

Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA).

Participants

Respondents to the International Food Policy Study who provided information on all variables of interest in November-December 2019 aged 10-17 years (n=9171).

Outcome measures

Self-reported exposure to screen-based media (screen time by media channel), use of social media platforms and self-re

SUBMITTER: Demers-Potvin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9121490 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature