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Fischer, Peter; Greitemeyer, Tobias; Kastenmuller, Andreas; Vogrincic, Claudia; Sauer, Anne – Psychological Bulletin, 2011
In recent years, there has been a surge in the quantity of media content that glorifies risk-taking behavior, such as risky driving, extreme sports, or binge drinking. The authors conducted a meta-analysis involving more than 80,000 participants and 105 independent effect sizes to examine whether exposure to such media depictions increased their…
Descriptors: Music, Video Games, Research Methodology, Drinking
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Coleman, Chris A.; Friedman, Alice G.; Burright, Richard G. – Adolescence, 1998
Investigates the relationship between daily life events and total cholesterol levels among high school students (N=104) and examines contributions of health-related behaviors. Analyses showed that scores on a scale of daily life events explained a significant portion of variance in cholesterol levels. Females reported a greater degree of negative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior, Dietetics, Exercise