Title: Children's responses to the screen : a media psychological approach /
Authors: Valkenburg, Patti M., 1958-
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Mass media and children.
Abstract: "The past several decades have witnessed thousands of studies into children and the media. Yet, much academic research is still in its infancy when it comes to our knowledge about the uses, preferences, and effects of different media. This volume moves the field forward in this regard, with its insights into the latest theories and research on children and the media. Author Patti M. Valkenburg explores "screen" media (i.e., television, films, video and computer games, and the Internet), and focuses her study on the most fundamental topics in the study of children and the media."
Contents: Changing perspectives on children and the media -- The development of a child into a media consumer -- Media violence and aggression -- Fear responses to news and entertainment -- Children and advertising -- Uses and effects of interactive media.