Parents' evaluation of media ratings a decade after the television ratings were introduced

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Gentile, Douglas A ^a   Maier, Julia A ^a   Hasson, Mary Rice ^b   Lopez De Bonetti, Beatriz ^c  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b Communications Consultant ^*  (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age based ratings; Content based ratings; Media ratings; Parents

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDIA RATING SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SATISFACTION; TELEVISION VIEWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PARENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79959948196     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3026     Document Type: Article

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