Parent-child TV interaction: the importance of perspective

Research regarding the influence of parents on their children's television viewing has produced contradictory results. Factors researchers looked at included whether the television guidance was positive or negative, perceived to be unfocused or restrictive, and the age of the children. The cont...

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Published in:Journal of broadcasting & electronic media Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 359 - 361
Main Author: Austin, Erica Weintraub
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia Broadcast Education Association 01.06.1992
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:
Children
Children & youth
Parent attitudes
Parent-child relations
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Social research
Television
Television and family
Television viewers
ISSN:0883-8151, 1550-6878
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Summary:Research regarding the influence of parents on their children's television viewing has produced contradictory results. Factors researchers looked at included whether the television guidance was positive or negative, perceived to be unfocused or restrictive, and the age of the children. The contradictory results reveal a lack of correlation between the views of parents and children, and misunderstanding of what was measured in the research.
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ISSN:0883-8151
1550-6878
DOI:10.1080/08838159209364184