In the article, “The Interplay Between Media Use and Interpersonal Communication in the Context of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: Reinforcing or Substituting?” by Chul-Joo Lee, Lee explores how media exposure and interpersonal communication effect and impact healthy lifestyle behaviors. Lee found that healthy lifestyle behaviors are heightened among people who talk about health issues with their family and friends less often. Which is interesting considering that most people who talk about what they are interested in and it is reflective in their life. The question that Lee is after in this article is whether or not there is a relationship between how the media uses health information and what is the effect of it on people in terms of a healthy lifestyle.  To find this information out Lee tested a sample size 2,107 United States citizens who were noninstitutionalized that were age eighteen and older. To test his question Lee conducted surveys asking about how often exercise, smoke, drink, and how much vegetables and fruits they eat.  For the testing the media Lee asked to rate from one (being not at all) to four (a few times a week) for how often you use print media, television, and internet for health information. Interpersonal health communication was measured the same way.  Lee’s research examines whether not a relationship exists and I think that the approach of this was done affectively. Lee focused on four aspects that are related to health but I think the study could have improved with other aspects of health like sleep habits. I think an interesting part of this study is that print media use did not interact with interpersonal health considering that print media is the original form of media.  This makes me think that digital media is taking quickly making print media obsolete.   

Lee, Chul-Joo. “The Interplay Between Media Use and Interpersonal Communication in the Context of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: Reinforcing or Substituting?” Mass Communication and Society 13.1 (2010): 48-66.