Media Literacy Interventions: A Meta-Analytic Review

Overview

Journal J Commun

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2012 Jun 28

PMID 22736807

Citations 50

Authors

Se-Hoon Jeong

HyunYi Cho

Yoori Hwang

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Abstract

Although numerous media literacy interventions have been developed and delivered over the past 3 decades, a comprehensive meta-analytic assessment of their effects has not been available. This study investigates the average effect size and moderators of 51 media literacy interventions. Media literacy interventions had positive effects (d=.37) on outcomes including media knowledge, criticism, perceived realism, influence, behavioral beliefs, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavior. Moderator analyses indicated that interventions with more sessions were more effective, but those with more components were less effective. Intervention effects did not vary by the agent, target age, the setting, audience involvement, the topic, the country, or publication status.

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