The nag factor: How do children convince their parents to buy unhealthy foods?

Monday, August 15, 2011 - 22:30 in Psychology & Sociology

To better understand the media's impact on children's health, a team of researchers examined the "nag factor." The "nag factor" is the tendency of children, who are bombarded with marketers' messages, to unrelentingly request advertised items.

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