Lynda Bergsma|Michael E. Carney
Effectiveness of health-promoting media literacy education: a systematic review
University of Arizona|New Mexico State University
media literacy education promote health among youth involves critical examination media messages promote risky behaviors influence perceptions practices research effectiveness infancy studies date conducted less rigor achieved differing results leaving many questions effectiveness unanswered elucidate questions conducted systematic review selected healthpromoting media literacy education evaluationresearch studies guided following research question context process elements effective healthpromoting media literacy education intervention based extensive analysis 28 interventions findings provide detailed picture small 16 17year 1990 july 2006 body important research including citation information health issue target populationnage research design intervention length setting conceptsskills taught delivered intervention ratings effectiveness review provides framework organizing research media literacy education suggests researchers explicit media literacy core conceptsskills including interventions carefully address delivered intervention fidelity setting long utilizing pedagogical approach