Focus+Group+Questions

Questions to guide discussion:
 * __FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION__**

1) What do you primarily use the Internet for? (i.e. **research:** "googling", **social networking:** email, MSN, Facebook, or **entertainment**: youtube, games, etc) - show of hands (count it out loud for audio) - other forms of use?

2) When you surf the web, how much are you bombarded with unwanted advertisements/pop-ups for things like the "latest diet pill" or "how to get a better body in 10 days"?

3) How do you feel about the way that tabloid magazines portray people?

4) What are some of your favorite TV shows? Do you think people on these TV shows represent the average body type? Is it the same for men and women?

5) Do you think it's healthy to compare your body to people on TV or in popular culture today? Why or why not?

6) What kinds of messages do you think are sent to youth through the media today? Do these messages differ for girls versus boys?

7) Do you feel that your self-esteem has ever been affected by media influences? How so?

8) Do you feel that self-esteem affects the way a person learns? (i.e. Do you feel that someone with more confidence will learn better than someone without?)