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2007

Barnes, G et al (2007) Adolescents’ time use: Effects on substance use, delinquency & sexual activity.Journal of Youth & Adolescence, Vol. 36, No. 5, Pp 697-710

Barr, R et al (2007) The effect of repetition on imitation from television during infancy Developmental Psychobiology Vol. 49, No. 2, Pp 196-207

Bryant, MJ, Lucove, JC, Evenson, KR, Marshall, S, (2007) Measurement of television viewing in children & adolescents: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews May 2007

Gilissen, R et al (2007) Physiological reactions of preschoolers to fear-inducing film clips: Effects of temperamental fearfulness and quality of the parent-child relationship Developmental Psychobiology, Vol. 49, No. 2, Pp 187-195

Chandler, J (2007) The virtual generation. The Age, 14 August 2007 http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/the-virtual-generation/2007/08/13/1186857409896.html

Christakis, D & Zimmerman, F Early television viewing is associated with protesting turning off television at age 6. Medscape General Medicine Vol. 8, No. 2 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/531503

Fitzpatrick, E, Edmunds, L & Dennison, B Positive effects of family dinner are undone by television viewing
Journal of the American Dietetic Association Vol. 107, No. 4, Pp 666-671

Foley, JT; Beets, MW; Bryan, R. (2007) "Parental role in reducing television viewing in kindergartners: Findings from national study." Research Quarterly for Exercise & Sport, Vol. 78, No. 1, Feb 2007

Johnson, JG, Cohen, P, Kasen, S, Brook, J (2007) Extensive television viewing & the development of attention & learning difficulties during adolescence Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Vol. 161, No. 5

Hawk, ST; Vanwesenbeeck, I; de Graaf, H; Bakker, F. (2006) "Adolescents’ contact with sexuality in mainstream media: A selection-based perspective." Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 43, No.4, Nov 2006

Heim, J et al (2007) Children’s use of media technologies and psychosocial factors. New Media & Society, Vol. 9, No. 3. Pp 425-454

Heins, E; Seitz, C; Schuz, J; Toschke AM; Harth, K; Letzel, S; Bohler, E [Bedtime, television & computer habits of primary school children in Germany] [Article in German] Gesundheitswegen, Vol. 69, No. 3, March 2007 Pp151-7

Himes, SM; Thompson, JK (2007) Fat stigmatization in television shows & movies: A content analysis.Obesity
Vol. 15, No. 3, Pp 712-8

Jackson, Set al (2007) Children’s media use and responses : a review of the literature. Wellington: New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority

Jordan, Amy (2004) The Role of Media in Children's Development: An Ecological Perspective. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Vol. 25, No. 3, June 2004, p. 196–206.

Kelly, J; Smith, SL (2007) "Now you see ‘em, now you don’t: Gender & racial disparity in TV for children" See Jane Program, Mar 2007, http://www.SeeJane.org

Landhuis, C,et al (2007) Does television viewing lead to attention problems in adolescence? Results from a prospective longitudinal study. Pediatrics, Vol. 120, No. 3, Pp 532-537.

Madell, DE & Muncer, SJ (2007) Control over social interactions: An important reason for young people’s use of the Internet and mobile phones for communication? Cyberpsychology & Behavior Vol.10, No. 1, Pp 137-140

Martin, G. (2007) Editorial: On the impact of television on young people. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, Vol. 6, No. 2

McCall, J (2007) Viewer discretion advised: Taking control of mass media influences Rowman & Littlefield

McNeal, J (2007) On becoming a consumer: Development of consumer behavior patterns in childhood. Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann; Oxford

Mead, S (2007) Million dollar babies: Why infants can’t be hardwired for success. Education Sector http://www.educationsector.org

Montgomery, K (2007) Generation Digital: Politics and Commerce in the Age of the Internet MIT Press

Murray, JP & Murray, AD (2008) Television in infancy & early childhood Encyclopedia of Infancy & Early Childhood Oxford: Elsevier Publishers, (forthcoming/in press).

Nairn, A; Ormond, J; Bottomley,P (2007) Watching, wanting and wellbeing: Exploring the links:A study of 9 to 13 year olds. National Consumer Council http://www.ncc.org.uk/nccpdf/poldocs/NCC167rr_watching_wanting_wellbeing.pdf

Peter, J; Valkenberg, PM (2007) "Adolescents exposure to a sexualised media environment & their notions of women as sex objects." Sex Roles, Vol. 56, No. 5-6, Mar 2007

Peter, J; Valkenburg, PM.(2006) "Adolescents’ exposure to sexually explicity online material and recreational attitudes toward sex". Journal of Communication Vol. 56 No. 4 December, 2006, p639

Potter, W; Riddle, K (2007) A content analysis of the media effects literature Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 1, Pp 90-104

Propper, RE, Stickgold, R, Keeley, R, Christman, S (2007) Is television traumatic? Dreams, stress and media exposure in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 Psychological Science Vol.18, No.4

Rickwood, D; Fleming, MJ (2007) Mixed messages in children’s prosocial television programs. Australian Journal of Psychology, Vol. 58, Supplement, P 185

Rideout, V (2007) Parents, Children & the Media. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/7638.pdf

Rogow, F (2007) Two view or not two view: A review of the research literature on the advisability of television viewing for infants and toddlers Insighters Educational Consulting

Seal-Wanner, C (2007) eTeens: Teens & technology: The perfect storm? Television Quarterly Vol.37, No.2 http://www.tvquarterly.com

Tanimura, M; Okuma, K; Kyoshima, K (2007) Television viewing, reduced parental utterance & delayed speech development in infants and young children. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 161, No. 6, Pp 618-619

Tomopoulos, S et al (2007) Media content & externalising behaviors in Latino toddlers. Ambulatory Pediatrics Vol. 7, No. 3, Pp 232-238.

Valkenburg, PM & Valkenburg, PJ (2007) Preadolescents’ & adolescents’ online communication & their closeness to friends Developmental Psychology Vol. 43, No. 2, Pp 267-277

van Zutphen, M et al (2007) Association between the family environment & television viewing in Australian children.
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, Vol. 43, No. 6, Pp 458-63

Vandewater, E et al (2007) “Digital childhood: Electronic Media and technology use among infants” Pediatrics, Vol. 119, No. 5. http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/119/5/e1006

Wahl, O; Hanrahan, E; Karl, K;Lasher, E; Swaye, J (2007) "The depiction of mental illnesses in children’s television programs." Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 35, No. 1, Jan 2007

Zimmerman, F et al (2007) “Television & DVD/Video viewing in children younger than 2 years”. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Vol. 161, No 5.

Before 2007

Ahern, J. et al. (2002) Television images and psychological symptoms after the September 11 terrorist attacks. In Psychiatry-Interpersonal and Biological Processes, vol.65 no.4, Winter, pp.289-300.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Public Education (2001) "Children, adolescents, and television". In Pediatrics, vo.107, no.2, Feb, pp.423-426.

Anderson, Daniel R. et al. (2001) Early childhood television viewing and adolescent behavior. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development.

Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies & Society (2003). Swinburne National Technology and Society Monitor. Swinburne University of Technology. 2003

Babies, toddlers & the media (2001). In Zero to Three, vol.22 no.2 Oct/Nov - whole issue.

Benedek, Elissa and Brown, Catherine "No excuses: televised pornography harms children". In Harvard Review of Psychiatry, v.7, 1999, p.236-240.

Brown, Jane D.; Steele, Jeanne R. and Walsh-Childers, Kim (editors) (2002) Sexual Teens, Sexual Media: Investigating media's influence on adolescent sexuality. US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Bryant, Jennings and Bryant, Alison J. (editors) (2001) Television and the American Family. 2nd edition. US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Buckingham, David (editor) (2002) Small Screens: Television for Children. UK: Leicester University Press.

Buckingham, D. & Bragg, S. (2003) Young People, Media and Personal Relationships. Institute of Education, University of London. November 2003.

Cantor, Joanne (1999) Mommy, I'm scared: how TV and movies frighten children and what we can do to protect them. US: Harcourt Brace.

Carlsson-Paige, Nancy and Levin, Diane (1990) Who's calling the shots?: how to respond effectively to children's fascination with war play and war toys. US:New Society.

Collins, R. L., Elliott, M. N., et al. (2004) Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior. In Pediatrics. Vol. 114, No. 3, September 2004, p. 280–289

Collins, R. L., Elliott, M. N., et al. (2004) Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior. In Pediatrics. Vol. 114, No. 3, September 2004, p. 280–289

Cortes, C.E. (2000) The Children Are Watching: how the media teach about diversity. New York: Teachers College Press.

Cottle, TJ (2002) On TV and teens, brains and rage - another study depicts the realtionship between early-childhood television watching and the commission of aggressive and violent acts later on. In Television Quarterly, vol.33 no.2-3, Summer/Fall, pp.58-62.

Family and Community Development Parliamentary Committee (2000) The Effects of Television and Multimedia on Children and Families in Victoria. http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fcdc/TV%20&%20MM%20Final%20Report.htm

Feilitzen, Cecilia von & Carlsson, Ulla (Eds.) (2002) Children, Young People and Media Globalisation. Sweden: UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media.

Gunter, Barry (2002) Media Sex: What are the Issues? US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Hendershot, H. (ed.) (2003). Nickelodeon Nation: The History, Politics, and Economics of America's Only TV Channel for Kids. US: New York University Press. March 2004

Jordan, Amy (2004) The Role of Media in Children's Development: An Ecological Perspective. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Vol. 25, No. 3, June 2004, p. 196–206.

Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers, 28th October 2003.

Livingston, Sonia and Bovill, Moira (2001) Children and Their Changing Media Environment. US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

McNair Ingenuity Research. Kids, Pastimes and Media Use. 4 September 2003.

Mumme, Donna and Fernald, Anne (2003) 'The infant as an onlooker: learning from emotional reactions observed in a TV scenario' In Child Development, Jan/Feb, 2003.

Nathanson, Amy I. et al (2002) topic: effects of parental TV restrictions among a group or teens. In Media Psychology, November 2002.

Owens, J., Maxim, R., McGuinn, M., Nobile, C., Msall, M and Alario, A (1999) 'Television-viewing habits and sleep disturbance in school children'. In Pediatrics 104(3) e27 Sep. [electronic Pediatrics]

Ozmert, Eliv; Toyran, Muge; Yardokok, Kadriye (2002) 'Behavioral correlates of television viewing in primary school children evaluated by the child behavior checklist'. In Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol.156 no.9, September, p.910-914.

Price, Monroe E. and Verhulst, Stefaan G. (2002) Parental Control of Television Broadcasting. US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

Roberts, J. and McDowell, M. (2001) "Is the media a health hazard to children?". In Medicine Today, April 2001, p.136.

Robinson, T.N. et al (2001) "Effects of reducing children's television and video game use on aggressive behavior: a randomized controlled trail". In Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, v.155, Jan 2001

Sammond, N, Morrow, RW (2006) Sesame Street and the reform of children’s television Baltimore:John Hopkins University Press.

Singer, Dorothy G. and Singer, Jerome L. (2000) Handbook of Children and the Media. US: Sage Publications, Inc.

Schmitt, K and Anderson, D (2002) 'Television and Reality: Toddlers' Use of Visual Information from Video to Guide Behavior'. In Media Psychology, Vol. 4; No. 1; February; 2002; p. 51-76

Smith, S & Wilson B (2002) 'Children’s comprehension of and fear reactions to television news'. In Media Psychology, vol.4, no.1.

Stewart, C., Lavelle, M. and Kowaltzke (2001) Media and Meaning: an introduction. UK: BFI Publishing.

Tobin, J. (2000) 'Good Guys Don't Wear Hats': children talk about the media. New York: Teachers College Press.

Twenge, J. M. (2000). The age of anxiety? Birth cohort change in anxiety and neuroticism, 1952-1993. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 79, p.1007-1021.

van der Molen, W; et al. (2002) "Television News and Fear: A Child Survey". In The European Journal of Communications Research, p. 303-317

Wareham, Anne (2001) "TV and your toddler". In Coles Baby, Autumn 2001, p.12-13.

Wartella, Ellen (2002) New directions in media research and media effects on children. Speech prepared for the Australian Symposium on "The Eyes of the Child: the world they'll see in the 21st Century", Melbourne, March 20.

Wartella, Dr. Ellen; O'Keefe, Dr. Barbara and Scantlin, Dr. Ronda (2000) Growing up with Interactive Media. US: Markle Foundation.

Wartella, Ellen; O'Keefe, Barbara and Scantlin, Ronda (2000) Children and Interactive Media - A compendium of current research and directions for the future. US: Markle Foundation.

Young Media Australia (1995) Off 'n' On kit. SA, YMA


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- helping children to watch wisely

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Talking with Kids about Television (US)

 


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