How do we understand and evaluate all of these media messages we encounter daily?
Well, it’s this neat little skill called media literacy.
Media literacy is seen as an essential 21st-century skill by educators and scholars, includingmedia psychologists.
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However, research findings consistently demonstrate that people are impacted by the media messages they consume.
The researchers concluded that media literacy training could help prevent eating disorders in high-risk individuals.
And research shows this is likely to increase your health and happiness.
About the Society for Media Psychology & Technology.
Society for Media Psychology & Technology, Division 46 of the American Psychological Association.
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