The effect of television on the behavior of its viewers is an area of interest in communication theory. This study focuses on the effect of television and psychosocial factors on adolescents' expectations to drink. / The incidence of adolescent drinking is rising and there is a possibility proposed relationship, two theories were probed. The theories are: the Theory of Reasoned Action and Cultivation Effects. / An elaborated version of the Theory of Reasoned Action proposes a relationship between an adolescent's expectation to consume alcoholic beverages and the adolescent's behavioral and normative beliefs. / Cultivation effects reasons that there is a relationship between the amount of television watched and the beliefs viewers have about the "real" beliefs about the world. Hence, the more a viewer watches television, the more likely his/her beliefs about the world are influenced by television's symbols and messages. / The findings revealed television is not a statistically significant predictor of cultivated beliefs about drinking. Additionally, television cultivated beliefs about the consumption of alcoholic beverages are not significantly influential in predicting adolescents' expectations to drink. Furthermore, self-efficacy beliefs and noncultivated behavioral beliefs are significant predictors of adolescents' expectations to drink alcoholic beverages. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-12, Section: A, page: 4296. / Major Professor: Gary R. Heald. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77054 |
| Contributors | Laster, Clauda Cecile., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 291 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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