Readings and research
Physical effects

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Books, articles and reports

2008

Bloom, J; et al (2008) Effects of video game play on snacking behavior, caloric burn, and physiology: Nintendo WII vs. Microsoft X-box. Psychophysiology, Vol. 45, Suppl. 1, PpS61-S61

Borusiak, P; et al (2008) Cardiovascular effects in adolescents while they are playing video games: a potential health risk factor? Psychophysiology, Vol. 45, No. 2, Pp327-332

Danner, Fred W (2008) A national longitudinal study of the association between hours of TV viewing and the trajectory of BMI growth among US children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 33, No. 10, Pp47-53

Doyle, AC; et al (2008) Reduction of overweight and eating disorder symptoms via the Internet in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 43, No. 2, Pp172-179

Epstein, LH; et al (2008) A randomized trial of the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on body mass index in young childen. Arch. of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 162, No. 3, Pp239-245

Hust, SJT; et al (2008) Boys will be boys and girls better prepared: An analysis of the rare sexual health messages in young adolescents’ media. Mass Communication & Society, Vol. 11, No. 1, Pp3-23

Kendrick, R (2008) ‘We can change the face of this future’-Television transforming the fat child.
Australian Feminist Studies, Vol 23, No 57, Pp389-400

Ko, Chih-Hung; et al  (2008) The association between Internet addiction and problematic alcohol use in adolescents: The problem behavior model. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, Vol. 11, No. 5, Pp571-576

Miller, SA; et al (2008) Association between television viewing and poor diet quality in young children.
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, Vol. 3, No. 3, Pp168-176

Moriarty, CM; Harrison, K (2008) Television exposure and disordered eating among children: a longitudinal panel study. Journal of Communication, Vol. 58, No. 2, Pp361-381

Murphy, Sheila T; et al (2008) How healthy is prime time? Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org

Rideout, Victoria (2008) Television as a health educator: A case study of Grey’s Anatomy.Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org

Smith, NEI; et al (2008) Exploring moderators of the relationship between physical activity behaviors and television viewing in elementary school children. American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 22, No. 4, Pp231-236

Vazquez, IA; et al  (2008) Physical activity, sedentary leisure, short sleeping and childhood overweight.Psicothema, Vol. 20, No. 4, Pp516-520

Waldman, M; et al (2008) Autism prevalence and precipitation rates in California, Oregon and Washington Counties. Arch Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 162, No. 11, Pp1026-1034

2007

Adachi-Mejia, AM et al (2007) Children with a TV in their bedroom at higher risk for being overweight International Journal of Obesity Vol.31, No. 4, Pp 644-651

Beaudoin, CE et al (2007) Promoting healthy eating & physical activity- Short term effects of a mass media campaign American Journal of Preventive Medicine Vol.32, No. 3, Pp 217-223

Campbell, K, Crawford, D & Hesketh, K (2007) Australian parent’s views on their 5-6 year-old children’s food choices Health Promotion International Vol 22, No. 1, 11-18

Feldman, S et al (2007) Associations between watching TV during family meals and dietary intake. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Vol. 39, No. 5, Pp257-263

Gable, S; Krull, JL.(2007) "Television watching & family meals are predictive of overweight onset & persistence in a national sample of school-aged children. "Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol. 107, No.1, Jan 2007

Goldfield, GS et al, (2007) Effects of modifying physical activity and sedentary behavior on psychosocial adjustment in overweight/obese children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 32, No. 7, Pp783-793

Gomez, LF; et al (2007) Television viewing and its association with overweight in Columbian children: results from the 2005 National Nutrition Survey: A cross sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, Vol. 4, No. 41, ARTN 41 UT

Harrison, K & Bond BJ (2007) Gaming magazines and the drive for muscularity in preadolescent boys: a longitudinal examination. Body Image, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pp269-277

Jackson, C, Brown J, L’Engle, K (2007) R-rated movies, bedroom televisions & initiation of smoking by white & black adolescents Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Vol.161, No. 3, Pp 260-268

Jouret, B et al (2007) Factors associated with overweight in preschool children in southwestern France. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 6, Pp 1643-9

Knauss, C; et al (2007) Relationships amongst body satisfaction, internalisation of the media body ideal and perceived pressure from media in adolescent girls and boys. Body Image, Vol. 4, No. 4, Pp353-360

Larouche, HH; Hofer, TP; Davis, MM."Adult fat intake associated with the presence of children in households: Findings from NHANES III." Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Vol. 20 No. 1, 2007, p9-15

Latner, JD; et al (2007) Childhood obesity stigma: association with television, videogame, and magazine exposure. Body Image, Vol. 4, No. 2, Pp147-155

Li S; Jin X; Wu S; Jiang F; Yan C; Shen X (2007) The impact of media use on sleep patterns & sleep disorders among school-aged children in China.Sleep, Vol. 30, No. 3, March 2007, Pp361-7

Ludwig, D (2007) Ending the Food Fight: Guide Your Child to a Healthy Weight in a Fast Food/Fake Food World Houghton Mifflin

Mendoz, JA; Zimmerman, FJ; Christakis, DA (2007) Television viewing, computer use, obesity, and adiposity in US preschool children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, Vol. 44, No.4, Pp1186-1479

Schneider, M; Dunton, GF; Cooper, DM (2007) Media use and obesity in adolescent females. Obesity, Vol. 15. No. 9, Pp2328-2335

Scully, M et al (2007) Dietary, physical activity and sedentary behavior among Australian secondary students in 2005. Health Promotion International, Vol. 22, No. 3, Pp236-245

Roblin, L (2007) Childhood obesity: food, nutrient, and eating-habit trends and influences. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 32, No. 4, Pp635-645Body Image, Vol. 5, No. 2, Pp141-151

Ronspies, S; Messerole, M.(2007) "Relationships among body mass index, daily step count and television viewing time in children aged 10-13 years." Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport,Vol. 78, No. 1, Feb 2007

Samdal, O et al (2007) Trends in vigorous physical activity & TV watching of adolescents from 1986 to 2002 in seven European countries. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 17, No. 3, Pp 242-248

Scully, M et al (2007) Dietary, physical activity and sedentary behavior among Australian secondary students in 2005. Health Promotion International, Vol. 22, No. 3, Pp236-245

Sigman, A. (2007)"Visual voodoo: The biological impact of watching TV" Biologist Vol. 54, No. 1, Feb 2007

Suganuma, N et al (2007) Using electronic media before sleep can curtail sleep time & result in self-perceived insufficient sleep. Sleep & Biological Rhythms, Vol. 5, No. 3, Pp 204-214

Temple, JL; Giacomelli, AM; Kent, K; Roemmich, J; Epstein, L (2007) Television watching increases motivated responding for food and energy intake in children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 85, No. 2, Pp 355-61

Ussher, MH et al (2007) The relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and psychological wellbeing among adolescents. Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Idemiology, Vol. 42, No. 10, Pp851-856

White, M; Lehmann, H; Trent, M. (2007) "Disco dance video game-based interventional study on childhood obesity" Journal of Adolescent Health Vol. 40, No. 2, Feb 2007

Wilson, L (2007) Adolescents’ attitudes about obesity & what they want in obesity prevention programs. Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 23, No. 4, Pp 229-238.

Before 2007

Burke, Mary G. (2003). "The influence of television and visual electronic media on brain development". The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. Vol. 19, No. 7, July 2003, p.1-3.

Child and Youth Health (2003). Overweight and Obesity in South Australian pre-school children. SA: 16 May 2003

Christakis, D. A., Zimmerman, F. J., et al. (2004) “Early Television Exposure and Subsequent Attentional Problems in Children”. In Pediatrics. Vol. 113, No. 4, April, 2004, pp. 708—713.

Collins, R. L., Elliott, M. N., et al. (2004) Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior. In Pediatrics. Vol. 114, No. 3, September 2004, p. 280–289.

Dalton, M.A., Sargent, J.D., et. al (2003) Effect of viewing smoking in movies on adolescent smoking initiation: A cohort study. The Lancet. Vol. 361, No. 9373, 07 June, 2003

Dollman, J; Ridley, K; Martin, M; Hemphill, E. (2006) "Dietry intake, physical activity and TV viewing as mediators of the association of socioeconomic status with body composition: a cross-sectional analysis of Australian youth" .International Journal of Obesity Vol. 31, 2006, p45-52

Ebbeling, Cara B; Pawlak, Dorota B & Ludwig, David S (2002) "Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure". In The Lancet, Vol 360, August 10, pp.473-482.

Hancox, R.J.; Milne, B.J. & Poulton, R. (2004) "Association between child and adolescent television viewing and adult health: a longitudinal birth cohort study". The Lancet, Vol. 364, No. 9430, 17 July, 2004, p. 257–262

Hargreaves, D (2002) 'Adolescent body image suffers from media images of the impossibly thin'. In Flinders University Journal, vol. 13(9) June 10-23.

Healey, J (ed) (2003), Healthy Body Image - Issues in Society. Vol. 182. NSW: The Spinney Press.

Johnson, J. J.; Cohen, P.; Kasen, S.; First, M. B.; and Brook, J. S. (2004) Association Between Television Viewing and Sleep Problems During Adolescence and Early Adulthood. In Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Vol. 158 No. 6, June 2004. p. 562-568.

Kasteleijn-Nolst, T., et al (2002). "Video games are exciting: a European study of video game-induced seizures and epilepsy". In Epileptic Disorders, Vol. 4, No. 2, June, 2002, p. 121–128.

Kline, S. (2003). "Media Consumption as a Health  and Safety Risk Factor". North Vancouver Media Risk Reduction Intervention, Simon Fraser University, Media Analysis Lab.

Krebs, N., et al. (2003) "Prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity". In Pediatrics Vol. 112, No. 2, August, 2003, p. 424-430

Ricci, S. et al (1998) "Epilepsy provoked by television and video games: safety of 100-Hz screens". In Neurology, Vol. 50, No. 3, March, 1998, 790–793.

Sargent, J. D. et al. (2001) 'Effect of seeing tobacco use in films on trying smoking among adolescents: cross sectional study'. In British Medical Journal, vol. 323, 15 December, 2001.

Stettler, N. (2004) "News release, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia". Obesity Research. Vol. 12, June, 2004, p. 896–303.

Wade, T (2002) 'Getting critical of media glamour may stave off eating disorder'. In Flinders University Journal, vol. 13 (3) March 18-April 1.

Wilson, JL; Peebles, R; Hardy, KK; Litt, IF. (2006) "Surfing for thinness: A pilot study of pro-eating disorder Web site usage in adolescents with eating disorders." Pediatrics, Vol. 118 No. 6, December 2006 p1635-1643