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J D Chow1

  • 1Department of Nursing Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|January 14, 2000
PubMed
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Teen magazines often use secrets to convey health messages to adolescent women. This study explored how these "secrets" are presented and perceived by young readers.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Media Studies
  • Adolescent Psychology

Background:

  • Popular teen magazines are a significant source of information and influence for adolescent women.
  • Understanding the messages conveyed in these magazines is crucial for adolescent health and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine adolescent women's perceptions of health messages within popular teen magazines.
  • To explore the role and nature of "secrets" as a communication strategy in teen magazines.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized interpretive inquiry and focus groups with adolescent women.
  • Participants discussed health messages from images and texts selected from popular teen magazines.

Main Results:

  • Adolescent women identified that health messages in teen magazines are frequently framed as "secrets."

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  • Secrets were observed to be interconnected within the broader context of adolescent life (lifeworld).

    • Conclusions:

    • The concept of "secrets" is a key element in understanding the communication of health messages in teen magazines.
    • This substantively driven research highlights the power of the topic in shaping knowledge about adolescent media consumption and health perceptions.