Recent policy recommendations encourage parents to co-use media technology with their
young children. However, we know little about what factors predict parents' co-use across …

The essential guide to decoding messages in a media-saturated world Media Literacy
teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in …

Our society has become characterized by aggressive media. Information is constantly at our
fingertips–whether it be through the books, newspapers, and magazines we read, the …

The aim of this study was to develop the Perceived Parental Media Mediation Scale
(PPMMS). The PPMMS measures adolescents' perceptions about how frequently their …

This research investigated the effectiveness of parental mediation on reducing harm from
media. Specifically, it examined the magnitude of the effects of three main parental …

Grounded in theoretical principle, Media Effects and Society help students make the
connection between mass media and the impact it has on society as a whole. The text also …

A survey of 394 parents and children in 2nd through 6th grades was conducted to explore
the relations between parental mediation of violent television and children's generalized and …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …