Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports

© 2015 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.Introduction and Aims: Exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with greater alcohol consumption in children and adolescents, and alcohol advertising is common in Australian sport. We examine child, adolescent and young adult e...

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Main Authors: Carr, S., O'Brien, K., Ferris, J., Room, R., Livingston, M., Vandenberg, B., Donovan, Robert, Lynott, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54183
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author Carr, S.
O'Brien, K.
Ferris, J.
Room, R.
Livingston, M.
Vandenberg, B.
Donovan, Robert
Lynott, D.
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O'Brien, K.
Ferris, J.
Room, R.
Livingston, M.
Vandenberg, B.
Donovan, Robert
Lynott, D.
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description © 2015 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.Introduction and Aims: Exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with greater alcohol consumption in children and adolescents, and alcohol advertising is common in Australian sport. We examine child, adolescent and young adult exposure to alcohol advertising during three televised sports in Australia: Australian Football League (AFL), cricket and the National Rugby League (NRL). Methods: Alcohol advertising and audience viewing data were purchased for all AFL, cricket and NRL TV programs in Australia for 2012. We estimated children and adolescents (0-17 years) and young adults (18-29 years) exposure to alcohol advertising during AFL, cricket and NRL programs in the daytime (06:00-20:29h), and night-time (20:30-23:59h). Results: There were 3544 alcohol advertisements in AFL (1942), cricket (941) and NRL programs (661), representing 60% of all alcohol advertising in sport TV, and 15% of all alcohol advertisements on Australian TV. These programs had a cumulative audience of 26.9 million children and adolescents, and 32 million young adults. Children and adolescents received 51 million exposures to alcohol advertising, with 47% of this exposure occurring during the daytime. Children and adolescents exposure to alcohol advertising was similar to young adults and peaked after 8.30pm. Discussion and Conclusions: Child and adolescent and young adult's exposure to alcohol advertising is high when viewing sport TV in Australia in the daytime and night-time. Current alcohol advertising regulations are not protecting children and adolescents from exposure, particularly in prominent televised sports.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-541832018-03-29T09:09:36Z Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports Carr, S. O'Brien, K. Ferris, J. Room, R. Livingston, M. Vandenberg, B. Donovan, Robert Lynott, D. © 2015 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.Introduction and Aims: Exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with greater alcohol consumption in children and adolescents, and alcohol advertising is common in Australian sport. We examine child, adolescent and young adult exposure to alcohol advertising during three televised sports in Australia: Australian Football League (AFL), cricket and the National Rugby League (NRL). Methods: Alcohol advertising and audience viewing data were purchased for all AFL, cricket and NRL TV programs in Australia for 2012. We estimated children and adolescents (0-17 years) and young adults (18-29 years) exposure to alcohol advertising during AFL, cricket and NRL programs in the daytime (06:00-20:29h), and night-time (20:30-23:59h). Results: There were 3544 alcohol advertisements in AFL (1942), cricket (941) and NRL programs (661), representing 60% of all alcohol advertising in sport TV, and 15% of all alcohol advertisements on Australian TV. These programs had a cumulative audience of 26.9 million children and adolescents, and 32 million young adults. Children and adolescents received 51 million exposures to alcohol advertising, with 47% of this exposure occurring during the daytime. Children and adolescents exposure to alcohol advertising was similar to young adults and peaked after 8.30pm. Discussion and Conclusions: Child and adolescent and young adult's exposure to alcohol advertising is high when viewing sport TV in Australia in the daytime and night-time. Current alcohol advertising regulations are not protecting children and adolescents from exposure, particularly in prominent televised sports. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54183 10.1111/dar.12326 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle Carr, S.
O'Brien, K.
Ferris, J.
Room, R.
Livingston, M.
Vandenberg, B.
Donovan, Robert
Lynott, D.
Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title_full Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title_fullStr Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title_full_unstemmed Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title_short Child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in Australia's major televised sports
title_sort child and adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in australia's major televised sports
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54183