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Comer, Jonathan S.; Furr, Jami M.; Beidas, Rinad S.; Babyar, Heather M.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
This study examined children's media use (i.e., amount of television and Internet usage) and relationships to children's perceptions of societal threat and personal vulnerability. The sample consisted of 90 community youth aged 7 to 13 years (M = 10.8; 52.2% male) from diverse economic backgrounds. Analyses found children's television use to be…
Descriptors: Internet, Anxiety, Children, Early Adolescents
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van der Voort, Tom H.; Valkenburg, Patti M. – Developmental Review, 1994
Reviews research literature on television's influence on children's fantasy play. Notes evidence that television viewing absorbs time that children would otherwise spend in play and that television's influence on play depends on the types of programs watched. Examines whether television viewing influences fantasy play positively or negatively and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Influences, Literature Reviews