Do parental co-viewing and discussions mitigate TV-induced fears in young children?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 773-780

  Paavonen, E J ^a,b   Roine, M ^c   Pennonen, M ^c   Lahikainen, A R ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active mediation; Children; Co viewing; Fears; Parental mediation; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEAR; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEVISION VIEWING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION;

EID: 70350543863     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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