ArticleThe International journal on drug policy2014
Are movies with tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sex, and violence rated for youth? A comparison of rating systems in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States.
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- Sexual Scripts in Contemporary Mexican Cinema: A Quantitative Content Analysis.Sexuality & culture · 2018Article
- Movies promote tobacco use amongst adolescents: The need for policies to prevent this phenomenon.Revista de la Asociacion Medica Argentina · 2018Article
- Smoking in Movies and Adolescent Smoking Initiation: A Longitudinal Study among Argentinian Adolescents.The Journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Portrayals of character smoking and drinking in Argentine-, Mexican- and US-produced films.Preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Parental Restriction of Mature-rated Media and Its Association With Substance Use Among Argentinean Adolescents.Academic pediatrics · 2016Article
- Exposure to Alcohol Use in Motion Pictures and Teen Drinking in Latin America.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2016Article
- Comparison of tobacco and alcohol use in films produced in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Time trends for tobacco and alcohol use in youth-rated films popular in Mexico and Argentina, from 2004-2012.Salud publica de MexicoArticle
- Viewing images of alcohol use in PG-13-rated movies and alcohol initiation in Mexican-heritage youth.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseArticle
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backgroundThis study aimed to determine between-country differences and changes over time in the portrayal of youth risk behaviors in films rated for youth in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the United States.
methodsContent and ratings were analyzed for 362 films that were popular across all four countries from 2002 to 2009. Country-specific ratings were classified as either youth or adult, and Generalized Estimating Equations were used to determine between-country differences in the presence of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, sexual content, and violence in youth-rated films. Within-country differences in this content over time were also assessed, comparing films released from 2002 to 2005 with those released from 2006 to 2009.
resultsIn the US, films rated for youth were less likely to contain all five risk behaviors than in youth-rated films in Argentina, Brazil, and, when the "15 and older" rating was considered a youth rating, in Mexico. All three Latin American countries "downrated" films that received an adult rating in the US. Nevertheless, tobacco and drug use in youth-rated films declined over time in all countries, whereas moderate to extreme alcohol use and violence involving children or youth increased in all countries.
conclusionsTobacco and drug use have declined in popular US films, but these behaviors are still prevalent in films rated for youth across the Americas. The apparent success of advocacy efforts to reduce tobacco and other drugs in films suggests that similar efforts be directed to reduce alcohol portrayals.
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