The outbreak of coronavirus required adjustment regarding the delivery of interventions. Media literacy interventions are necessary to help people acquire relevant skills to navigate the com-plexities of media communications, and to encourage health-promoting behaviors. The present study aimed to promote a media literacy intervention regarding performance and appearance enhancement substances use in sports high school students. The COVID-19 contingency allowed us to evaluate whether online sessions can effectively promote greater awareness of media influence, a stronger sense of confidence in persuading others to deal with media messages, and healthier attitudes about PAES use among high school students. The study relied on an “intervention group” comprising 162 students (31.5% female) and a “control group” comprising 158 students (42% female). Data were analyzed through repeated measures of Group X Time MANOVA and ANOVA, demonstrating some degree of efficacy of the media literacy intervention. The “intervention group” reported higher awareness of potential newspapers' influence and a significant increase in their sense of confidence in dealing with media influence compared to the “control group”. Findings support the efficacy of online media literacy programs to prevent doping consumption in adolescents.

Promoting media literacy online: an intervention on performance and appearance enhancement substances with sport high school students / Galli, Federica; Palombi, Tommaso; Mallia, Luca; Chirico, Andrea; Zandonai, Thomas; Alivernini, Fabio; De Maria, Alessandra; Zelli, Arnaldo; Lucidi, Fabio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1660-4601. - 18:11(2021), p. 5596. [10.3390/ijerph18115596]

Promoting media literacy online: an intervention on performance and appearance enhancement substances with sport high school students

Zandonai, Thomas;
2021-01-01

Abstract

The outbreak of coronavirus required adjustment regarding the delivery of interventions. Media literacy interventions are necessary to help people acquire relevant skills to navigate the com-plexities of media communications, and to encourage health-promoting behaviors. The present study aimed to promote a media literacy intervention regarding performance and appearance enhancement substances use in sports high school students. The COVID-19 contingency allowed us to evaluate whether online sessions can effectively promote greater awareness of media influence, a stronger sense of confidence in persuading others to deal with media messages, and healthier attitudes about PAES use among high school students. The study relied on an “intervention group” comprising 162 students (31.5% female) and a “control group” comprising 158 students (42% female). Data were analyzed through repeated measures of Group X Time MANOVA and ANOVA, demonstrating some degree of efficacy of the media literacy intervention. The “intervention group” reported higher awareness of potential newspapers' influence and a significant increase in their sense of confidence in dealing with media influence compared to the “control group”. Findings support the efficacy of online media literacy programs to prevent doping consumption in adolescents.
2021
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Galli, Federica; Palombi, Tommaso; Mallia, Luca; Chirico, Andrea; Zandonai, Thomas; Alivernini, Fabio; De Maria, Alessandra; Zelli, Arnaldo; Lucidi, F...espandi
Promoting media literacy online: an intervention on performance and appearance enhancement substances with sport high school students / Galli, Federica; Palombi, Tommaso; Mallia, Luca; Chirico, Andrea; Zandonai, Thomas; Alivernini, Fabio; De Maria, Alessandra; Zelli, Arnaldo; Lucidi, Fabio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. - ISSN 1660-4601. - 18:11(2021), p. 5596. [10.3390/ijerph18115596]
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