This study examines (1) how the topics of obesity are framed and (2) how obese persons are
portrayed on YouTube video clips. The analysis of 417 obesity videos revealed that a newer …

Alles in einem Band: grundlegende Konzepte, theoretische Ansätze und empirische
Befunde der Medienwirkungsforschung. Die Autoren berücksichtigen dabei die …

The public's lack of understanding and the public's misconceptions about autism in China
contribute to the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of the disorder and the stigma …

This article examines how health news gets framed and the influence of exposure to news
framed differently. A content analysis of Taiwanese newspapers indicates that health news …

Our televisions bulge with weight-loss shows, as the news warn of the obesity epidemic. Fat
is such a villain that larger people are stigmatized and we all are seduced by life-changing …

Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy in Advertising Page 1 Multimodal Metaphor and Metonymy
in Advertising Figurative Thought and Language Paula Pérez Sobrino 2 John Benjamins …

This study aims to explore how media use for health information and interpersonal health
communication interact in the context of healthy lifestyle behaviors. This study hypothesizes …

We examined the impact of offset controllability (capability of losing weight) and offset effort
(efforts to lose weight) on judgments of an obese target. Participants (n= 216) read about an …

Background Several genetic variants are associated with obesity risk. Promoting the notion
of genes as a cause for obesity may increase genetically deterministic beliefs and decrease …

Conventional wisdom suggests that political conservatives are more likely than liberals to
endorse genetic explanations for many human characteristics and behaviors. Whether and …