A normative study of family media habits

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-178

  Gentile, Douglas A ^a   Walsh, David A ^a  

^a National Institute on Media and the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Consistency; Electronic media; Monitoring; Parenting; Television

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEVISION;

EID: 0036225501     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(02)00102-8     Document Type: Article

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