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Peer reviewedCairns, Ed – Journal of Social Psychology, 1990
Assesses how quantity of television news viewing influenced Northern Irish children's perceptions of local political violence. Reports questionnaire results from 520 children, ages 8 and 11, approximately half females, from 5 Irish towns. Finds a correlation between viewing frequency and perceptions that matched social reality. Concludes that…
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
