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ERIC Number: EJ1398471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2042-7530
"Sometimes People on YouTube Are Real, but Sometimes Not": Children's Understanding of the Reality Status of YouTube
Hassinger-Das, Brenna; Dore, Rebecca A.
E-Learning and Digital Media, v20 n6 p618-630 2023
This study describes how 3- to 8-year-olds' justifications for their reality status judgements about people on YouTube relates to their age and previous YouTube watching experience. Using a within-subjects design, children were asked about their beliefs regarding the reality status of a purported YouTube video and provided justifications for their responses. Caregivers provided information about children's home media use and children were asked about their favorite YouTube videos. Results suggest that increased age--and not amount of experience with YouTube--relates to a more nuanced understanding of YouTube as evidenced by a consideration of the medium in justifying reality status judgments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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