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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
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Nabi, Robin L. – Human Communication Research, 2009
The recent proliferation of reality-based television programs highlighting cosmetic surgery has raised concerns that such programming promotes unrealistic expectations of plastic surgery and increases the desire of viewers to undergo such procedures. In Study 1, a survey of 170 young adults indicated little relationship between cosmetic surgery…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Surgery, Young Adults, Models