Role models and their impact on health (good and bad)

Many of us have role models but do they impact our health?As the Olympics were taking place recently I started to think aboutthis and in this episode I look at some studies and reveal their interesting findings.Role models (an alternative view): https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-problem-with-role-models/Smoking in popular culture: https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/why-smoking-still-being-glamorized-media-and-pop-cultureStudy 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380209172_Health_Motivation_in_the_Influencer_Era_Analyzing_Entertainment_Personal_and_Social_Media_Role_ModelsStudy 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9421350/Study 2 questionnaire: https://redcap.ctsi.psu.edu/surveys/index.php?s=4L973C8FFLThe importance of mentoring: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2352144/Chasing your hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63ISave your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.