Smartphones and Teen Weight, Sports Villains

Smartphones and Teen Weight Control (12:08) Dr. Chad Jensen is a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University, he earned his PhD. From the University of Kansas. Dr. Johnson program of research addresses prevention of and intervention for childhood and adolescent obesity and related disorders. Teens use smartphones successfully to do almost anything: learn new skills, communicate with friends, do research and catch Pokémon. But are smartphones useful for helping teens maintaining weight loss? Dr. Johnson conducted a study to see if smartphones might help adolescents lose weight and share his findings. Why Sports Fans Need Villains (1:02:24) Vassilis Dalakas, Ph.D., is a professor of marketing at Cal State University San Marcos and also a visiting professor of sports marketing at the Sports MBA program at San Diego State University. His research examines social identity and sports fandom including a focus on topics relevant to rivalries, Schadenfreude, and sponsorships. November is a sports fan’s dream. The baseball season is wrapping up, basketball is starting up, football is in mid-season form, and hockey is ready to go. With every sport comes the favorite to win the title, and most recently, the villain. Dr. Vassilis Dalakas shares what makes a sports team a villain, and if that a title that can be passed around from team to team.