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Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Coyne, Sarah M.; Fraser, Ashley M. – Family Relations, 2012
The way families have used the media has substantially changed over the past decade. Within the framework of family systems theory, this paper examines the relations between family media use and family connection in a sample of 453 adolescents (mean age of child = 14.32 years, SD = 0.98, 52% female) and their parents. Results revealed that cell…
Descriptors: Video Games, Family (Sociological Unit), Systems Approach, Correlation
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Gentile, Douglas A.; Nathanson, Amy I.; Rasmussen, Eric E.; Reimer, Rachel A.; Walsh, David A. – Family Relations, 2012
Research on parental monitoring of children's media use suggests parents can reduce the negative effects of media exposure on children, although this research is rarely conducted with elementary school children and leaves open questions about whether parents or children are better reporters. Participants were 1,323 children, their parents, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Media Research, Marital Status, Violence