This study investigated the relations between television exposure during preschool years and development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents preschoolers who provided information on children's viewing, background exposure, to specific televised content, age at which children began watching television. Preschoolers' EF was assessed via one-on-one interviews. We found that several indicators significantly related EF. These findings suggest may be an important...

This study examined level of engagement with Disney Princess media/products as it relates to gender‐stereotypical behavior, body esteem (i.e. image), and prosocial behavior during early childhood. Participants consisted 198 children ( M age = 58 months), who were tested at two time points (approximately 1 year apart). Data parent teacher reports, child observations in a toy preference task. Longitudinal results revealed that was associated more female later, even after controlling for...

Research on parental monitoring of children's media use suggests parents can reduce the negative effects exposure children, although this research is rarely conducted with elementary school children and leaves open questions about whether or are better reporters. Participants were 1,323 their parents, teachers. Parents reported four aspects for TV video games: co‐using, limit setting amount, content, active mediation. gave much higher estimates than did children. Monitoring was moderated by...

This study explored the relationship between active mediation, exposure to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, and key indicators of preschoolers' social emotional development. One hundred twenty-seven children aged 2–6 either watched or did not watch 10 episodes Neighborhood over a two-week period. Results revealed that preschoolers who program exhibited higher levels empathy, self-efficacy, emotion recognition when their regular TV-watching experiences are frequently accompanied by mediation. was...

Journal Article The Relation Between Television Exposure and Theory of Mind Among Preschoolers Get access Amy I. Nathanson, Nathanson 1School Communication, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Molly L. Sharp, Sharp Fashina Aladé, Aladé Eric E. Rasmussen, Rasmussen Katheryn Christy Volume 63, Issue 6, December 2013, Pages 1088–1108, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12062 Published: 30 October 2013

Adolescence and emerging adulthood are developmental periods characterized by increased prevalence of mental health (MH) issues. Disclosure MH issues to parents or other adults is important for youth gain support access professional care, but many do not disclose due a myriad reasons. In this study, we conducted five focus groups (N = 33) with adolescents better understand their perceptions disclosing parents. We used reflexive thematic analysis identify factors that facilitate disclosure...

This study compared the amount and style of maternal communication with toddlers preschoolers while mother–child pairs watched TV, read books, played toys. We found that was less frequent verbally responsive when dyads viewed TV they in many cases, In addition, some forms responsiveness were positively associated indicators youngsters' emergent literacy. Mothers' use directive language negatively related to These findings suggest co-viewing produces a relatively detrimental environment for...

This study explored the relationship between preschoolers' exposure to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood television programming and its accompanying mobile app emotion knowledge use of regulation strategies. An experiment involving 121 parent-child dyads from 3 US metro areas found that children who played with app, those both watched episodes program, employed strategies taught by media more frequently 1 month later than in a control condition. Preschoolers (3- 4-year-olds) also exhibited higher...

AbstractConcern about the influence of pornography on adolescents and emerging adults is growing due to widespread access pornography. Past research shows that parent–child conversations media content can alter extent effects exposure content. This study, therefore, explored predictors negative active mediation pornography—parent–child are critical pornography—as well as relationship between delivered during adolescence adults' use, attitudes pornography, self-esteem those whose sexual...

Extant research indicates that restrictive parental mediation, parents enforcing rules limiting children's media use, produces unintended effects in adolescents. Speculation exists these suboptimal are due to psychological reactance following a mediation interaction leading the adolescent toward defiant behavior. A survey of undergraduate students (N = 483) was conducted investigate process as mediating factor relationship between and three effects: negative attitude parents, positive...

Kidfluencers comprise a relatively new form of advertising to which young adolescents are exposed. Therefore, this study explored the relation between exposure kidfluencers and purchase products found in kidfluencer content among sample 300 U.S. adolescents. Results survey revealed that tweens' is associated with their kidfluencer-related through desire emulate kidfluencers, materialism moderates relationship. Findings suggest may propagate lifestyle tweens aspire manifest itself changes...

This study explores the relationship between parental coviewing and children's psychophysiological responses to television exposure within a framework of social facilitation. A total 88 children aged 6–13 years one each their parents participated in 2 (presence or absence parent) × (exciting non-exciting TV content) between-subjects experiment. Results indicated that presence parent was associated with an increase arousal (higher skin conductance levels) cognitive resource allocation (lower...

Adolescents with a diagnosable mental health disorder must often first disclose their problems to parent in order obtain professional treatment. The decision private, personal information is the result of successful progression through disclosure decision-making processes fraught barriers that can discourage disclosure; therefore, current study explored adolescents' perceptions factors facilitate or parents. Thematic analysis series focus groups adolescents and without discovered several...

Many people with a mental disorder fail to obtain professional treatment for diagnosable disorder, and some turn media outlets diagnosis recommendations; however, little is known about outcomes associated exposure health professionals. We reasoned that Dr. Phil would be greater intentions seek oneself one's child this relationship serially mediated by higher levels of parasocial efficacy beliefs in treating the illness child. As predicted, frequent viewing was Phil, which itself child,...

Widespread access to and use of pornography has led concern about the potentially negative effects exposure on emerging adults—its largest user group. Past research shows that salient social norms can influence subsequent behavior. This study, therefore, explored relationship between pornography-related among adults, as well parental mediation during adolescence adults' norms. Results revealed adults are more likely view when they hold a belief (norm) their peers both approve viewing...

While the extant research in field of parental mediation provides ample evidence that parent-child conversations influence children's reactions to media, little theoretical explanations for ability these benefit children. In response this paucity theory-based explanation, chapter situates active within a framework individual-differences persuasion, develops conceptualization reflect its persuasive purpose, and shows how such can elucidate processes at work when are aimed thwarting...

Parental coviewing – the act of being present when a child is watching television can influence child's cognitive processing and emotional reactions. This study investigated role has on which evidenced by phasic psychophysiological orienting response to three types information: plot explicit, educational implicit inference. An experiment was conducted that measured heart rate children (N = 88; mean age 9.12 years) while messages either with or without parent in room. It predicted, found,...

Journal Article Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence Get access Eric E. Rasmussen 1College Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA, 1Corresponding author: Rasmussen; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, 1 July 2014, Pages 396–413, https://doi.org/10.1111/hcre.12030 Published: 01 2014

Exposure to televised relational aggression can negatively influence youths' well-being. Research shows that parent–child interactions about media – parental mediation alter children's responses exposure. Therefore, this study explored the relation between US parents' perceptions of in media, mediation, and their pre-adolescent adolescent children Results revealed attitudes toward amount on television were associated with efforts. Parental was positively among girls. Findings suggest may be...