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Wooten, Marian H.; Munoz, Walter; Fiorentino, Leah Holland; Beene, Comfort – International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2020
Mass media influences one's body esteem, and images seen in the media may lead to unhealthy behaviors to achieve an ideal body. Body esteem may be shaped by one's ethnicity, gender, and age, as well. Media image and body satisfaction have been investigated in the context of ethnicity, as illustrated by studies comparing Caucasian and African…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Human Body, Self Concept, Recreational Facilities
LeBaron-Black, Ashley B.; Kelley, Heather H.; Hill, E. Jeffrey; Jorgensen, Bryce L.; Jensen, Jakob F. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2023
Using consumer socialization theory, this study examined the associations between perceived influence of parents, peers, employment, and media and spending behaviors of emerging adult college students from three different regions of the US: Northeast, South Atlantic, and Mountain regions. Data from the Emerging Adult Financial Capability Study (N…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Consumer Economics, Expenditures, Financial Literacy
Zhou, Shuhuan; Zhang, Zhian – Youth & Society, 2023
Based on the third-person effect hypothesis--people's belief that the media influences others more than it influences themselves--we administered a questionnaire to Chinese teens (N = 1,538) to discover the impacts of exposure to internet pornography on perceptions of pornography and attitudes toward censorship of pornography. The results…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pornography, Internet, Adolescents
Arisukwu, Ogadimma; Mkperedem, Abigail Affiong; Etta-Oyong, Stephen Otu; Afolabi, Abiodun Olawale; Erondu, Udochukwu Iheanacho; Abang, Cyril; Adedayo, Ruth Adefunke – Cogent Education, 2022
Previous studies on the influence of mass media on students' academics are common, but none relating to private missionary schools with core values such as these has been rigorously evaluated. To determine the medium of media accessible to students, examine the purpose of media usage and media influence on students' academic performance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Private Colleges
Kim, Hwewon; Han, Tae-Im – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021
This study examined weight concerns and body dissatisfaction among female kindergarteners and assessed their relationships to body mass index (BMI) and parental, peer, and media influences. A total of 90 girls in South Korea were recruited and two-step cluster analysis was used to examine body image concerns and their association with diverse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Kindergarten, Females
Matthews, Jolie C. – Social Studies, 2021
Historical novels, films, and other media can disrupt or reinforce dominant narratives about the past. Educators must be careful that when they attempt to select material from a range of seemingly diverse perspectives, they do not choose content that nevertheless maintains problematic depictions of people, places, and events. Time travel stories…
Descriptors: Case Studies, History, Time, Travel
Sankofa, S. Divine; Muñoz, Natalie; Philippe, Deanna; Genao, Soribel; Rodríguez, Cristóbal – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2022
Amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the disparities of healthcare for Black and Brown communities, the tragic and senseless deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Rashard Brooks took place before we were halfway into 2020. Furthermore, while Black deaths at the hands of police are the highest rate…
Descriptors: Group Unity, Minority Groups, Culturally Relevant Education, Television
Wright, Michelle F. – Youth & Society, 2020
Little attention has focused on how adolescents' perceptions of the pressure to be popular or socially preferred from parents, friends, and the media influence their engagement in face-to-face and cyber aggressive and prosocial behaviors. The present study examined these relationships among 857 seventh graders (M age = 12.19; 50.8% girls) from…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Social Influences, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
Toft, Audun – British Journal of Religious Education, 2020
This article examines how representations of Islam in the media influence religious education. Reporting from a case study of religious education in an upper secondary school in Norway, the article analyses the way aspects of Islam are approached and structured by ongoing media debates. Based on research into media coverage of Islam in Norway, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Islam, Mass Media
An Assessment of Perceived Antecedents to Attitudes of College Students towards Children with Autism
Park, Meungguk; Chitiyo, Morgan; Huh, Changdeog; Zeleke, Waganesh – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
This study examined the extent to which six antecedent variables influenced college students' attitudes towards autism. A comprehensive literature review and factor analysis identified the six perceived antecedents, including "learning and volunteer experience," "family/friends with autism," "parental role,"…
Descriptors: College Students, Children, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Autism
Sökmen, Yavuz; Nalçaci, Ahmet – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
The research aims to determine the opinions of teacher candidates regarding the media's influence on values education. The research was carried out within the structure of a case study which is one of the qualitative research methods. The research study group is composed of 64 teacher candidates studying at the Faculty of Education at Atatürk…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Social Values
Kartal, Osman Yilmaz – World Journal of Education, 2018
Pre-school education is carried out during a developmental period in which children are vulnerable and dependent on cognitive and affective aspects. In this period, the media is being used at a remarkable level in the formal and informal educational life of children. As a result of their interactions with the media, children are exposed to both…
Descriptors: Media Research, Program Effectiveness, Mass Media Effects, Case Studies
Byrd, Kenycia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between media influence and ethnic identity among low-income African American and White adolescent girls. According to the U.S. Census (2008), 98% of Americans have a television in their home. Prior research suggests that low-income African American adolescents are exposed to more media…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mass Media Effects, Ethnicity, Low Income Groups
McCray, Trevor Dustin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Black male teachers in PK-12 make up less than 2% of the teacher workforce with an undetermined representation in elementary education. Although there have been efforts to increase their representation in the field, there remains a lack of Black males entering the classroom as teachers. In addition, there has been limited research examining…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Career Choice
Begoray, Deborah; Brown, Alexis – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2018
In this paper, we examine how Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents identify media influences as health/wellness related. We conducted research over a six-week period in two alternative high school settings: a culture-based Indigenous education program at one school and an arts-based program at another school, both in the same small, Western…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Novels, Teaching Methods, Adolescents