Contemporary study

• Becker's aim was to investigate behaviours and attitudes following prolonged exposure of television on attitudes to eating in Fijian adolescent girls.
• Becker's procedure used cross-sectional design.
• Becker's procedure included two groups. The 1st group in 1995 within weeks of the introduction of TV. The 2nd group in 1998 after 3 years of exposure to TV.
• The 1st group included 63 girls, with a mean average age of 17.3.
• The 2nd group had 65 girls, with a mean average age of 16.9. In which 40% to 70% owned a TV.
• Becker had everyone take a EAT-26 questionnaire and conducted interviews.
• Becker's results found that 12.6% in 1995 compared to 29.2% in 1998 with EAT-26 above 20.
• Becker's results found self inducing vomiting 0% to 11.3%
• Becker concluded that TV can have a negative impact on eating attitudes and behaviours
• (strength) high reliability- standardised procedure, questionaire
• (strength) Application- educate the society on the dangers of TV on mental health.
• (weakness) Ethics- mental harm (vulnerable subjects)
• (weakness) Low generalisability- only girls and from fiji.