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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL. – 1994
This ERIC digest addresses problems associated with children's excessive viewing of television programs and commercials and provides suggestions to help parents guide their children's television viewing. Children who watch television 3 to 5 hours a day have little time for other activities such as play, reading, and talking with others. Excessive…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Guidelines, Parent Responsibility, Parent Role
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Urbana, IL. – 1990
This ERIC digest addresses problems associated with children's excessive viewing of television programs and commercials and provides suggestions to help parents guide their children's television viewing. Children who watch television 3 to 5 hours a day have little time for other activities such as play, reading, and talking with others. Excessive…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Guidelines, Parent Responsibility, Parent Role
Smith, Marilyn E. – 1993
This digest describes the overall pattern of the results of research on television violence and behavior. Several variables in the relationship between television violence and aggression related to characteristics of the viewers and to the portrayal of violence are identified. Viewer characteristics included: age, amount of television watched,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior
Cesarone, Bernard – 1994
This digest examines data on video game use by children, explains ratings of video game violence, and reviews research on the effects of video games on children and adolescents. A recent study of seventh and eighth graders found that 65% of males and 57% of females played 1 to 6 hours of video games at home per week, and 38% of males and 16% of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Children
Aidman, Amy – 1997
This digest reports recent findings on violent television content, highlights the recently developed television ratings system, and offers suggestions for parental mediation of children's television viewing. The National Television Violence Study has demonstrated that not all violence is equal. Certain plot elements in portrayals of violence are…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Child Behavior, Content Analysis
Hepburn, Mary A. – 2001
Over the past 20 years there have been numerous studies and frequent warnings about violent television programs and movies arousing young people to act violently. Researchers have pointed to many hours of viewing excessive violence as a potential contributor to violent behavior by youngsters. This digest examines evidence of violence in television…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Computer Games, Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness
