ArticleDiabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy2016
Exercise portrayal in children's television programs: analysis of the UK and Irish programming.
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- Same old song and dance: an exploratory study of portrayal of physical activity in television programmes aimed at young adolescents.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Can The Moblees™ Move Canadian Children? Investigating the Impact of a Television Program on Children's Physical Activity.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundTelevision watching is obesogenic due to its sedentary nature and programming content, which influences children. Few studies have examined exercise placement within children-specific programming. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and type of exercise placement in children-specific television broadcasts and to compare placements on the UK and Irish television channels.
methodsContent analysis for five weekdays' worth of children-specific television broadcasting totaling 82.5 hours on both the UK (British Broadcasting Corporation) and Irish (Radió Teilifís Éireann) television channels was performed. For the purposes of comparing the UK and Irish placements, analysis was restricted to programming broadcast between 6 am and 11.30 am. Exercise placements were coded based on type of activity, activity context, activity motivating factors and outcome, and characters involved.
resultsA total of 780 cues were recorded during the total recording period. A wide variety of sports were depicted, but dancing-related cues were most commonly seen (n=163, 23.3%), with the majority of cues being of mild (n=365, 65.9%) or moderate (n=172, 31.0%) intensity. The majority of cues were associated with a positive outcome (n=404, 61.4%), and social motivations were most commonly seen (n=289, 30.3%). The Irish and the UK portrayals were broadly similar.
conclusionThis study highlights the wide variety of sports portrayed and the active effort undertaken by television stations to depict physical exercise and recreation in a positive light.
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