Books, articles and reports
2008
Beullens, K; Van den Bulck, J (2008) News, music videos and action movie exposure and adolescents’ intentions to take risks in traffic. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 40, No. 1, Pp349-356
Biggins, B & Handsley, E (2008) The new sexualised childhood: a case of corporate creep. Reform, No 92, Winter 2008, Pp57-60
Cook, J; Main, W (2008) What is a princess? Developing an animated TV program for small girls. Australian Feminist Studies, Vol 23, No 57, Pp 401-415
Crosnoe, R; Trinitapoli, R (2008) Shared family activities and the transition from childhood into adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, Vol. 18, No. 1, Pp23-48
Drotner, K & Livingstone, S (2008) International handbook of children, media and culture. Sage Publications, Hard Cover, ISBN: 9781412928328
Edgar, Don & Patricia (2008) The new child. Wilkinson Publishing Pty Ltd
Egan, R; Hawkes, G (2008) Girls, sexuality and the strange carnalities of advertisements- Deconstructing the discourse of corporate paedophilia. Australian Feminist Studies, Vol 23, No 57, Pp 307-322
Fuller, HA; Damico, AM (2008) Keeping pace with teen media use: Implications and strategies for educators. Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 101, No. 6, Pp323-330
Hoffner, CA; et al (2008) Socialization to work in late adolescence: the role of television and family. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 52, No. 2, Pp282-302
Masur, EF & Flynn, V (2008) Infant and mother-infant play and the presence of the television. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Vol. 29, No. 1, Pp76-83
Persky, S & Blascovich, J (2008) Immersive virtual video game play and presence: influences on aggressive feelings and behavior. Presence-Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, Vol. 17, No. 1, Pp57-72
Potts, R; Belden, A; Reese, C (2008) Young adults’ retrospective reports of childhood television viewing. Communication Research, Vol. 35, No. 1, Pp39-60
Scheibelhofer, P & Pollak, A (2008) Animated cartoons as media of perception for children and youths. SWS-Rundschau, Vol. 48, No. 2, Pp122-141
Schmidt, ME; et al (2008) The effects of background television on the toy play behavior of very young children. Child Development, Vol. 79, No. 4, Pp1137-1151
Smallwood, AMK (2008) Sesame Street and the reform of children’s television. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 52, No. 2, Pp323-324
Walsh, SP; White, KM; Young, RM (2008) Over-connected? A qualitative exploration of the relationship between Australian youth and their mobile phones. Journal of Adolescence, Vol. 31, No. 1, Pp77-92
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) Age-related changes in deferred imitation from television by 6-to 18-month-olds.
Developmental Science, Vol. 10, No. 6, Pp910-921
Barradas, DT; et al (2007) Parental influences on youth television viewing. Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 151, No. 4, Pp369-373
Bell, BT; Lawton, R; Dittmar, H (2007) The impact of thin models in music videos on adolescent girls’ body dissatisfaction. Body Image, Vol. 4, No. 2, Pp137-145
Bryant, MJ, Lucove, JC, Evenson, KR, Marshall, S, (2007) Measurement of television viewing in children & adolescents: A systematic review. Obesity Reviews May 2007
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
Chowhan, J; Stewart, JM (2007) Television and the behavior of adolescents: Does socio-economic status moderate the link? Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 65, No. 7, Pp1324-1336
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
Ekstrom, K; Tufte, B (eds) (2007) Children, media & consumption: On the edge. Nordicom.
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
Flynn, BS et al (2007) Youth audience segmentation strategies for smoking-prevention mass media campaigns based on message appeal. Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 4, Pp578-593
Gentile, DA; Gentile, JR (2007) Violent video games as exemplary teachers: a conceptual analysis. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, Vol. 37, No. 2, Pp127-141
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
Greenwood, DN; (2007) Are female action heroes risky role models? Character identification, idealization, and viewer aggression. Sex Roles, Vol. 57, No. 9-10, Pp725-732
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
Hofer, T; et al (2007) Infants’ perception of goal-directed actions on video. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, Vol. 25, No. Part 3, Pp485-498
Jackson, Set al (2007) Children’s media use and responses : a review of the literature. Wellington: New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority
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
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
Kutner, LA; et al (2007) Parents’ and sons’ perspectives on video game play - a qualitative study. Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23, No. 1, Pp76-96
Laugesen, M; et al (2007) R-rated film viewing and adolescent smoking. Preventive Medicine, Vol. 45, No. 6, Pp454-459
Lee, D; Larose, R (2007) A social-cognitive model of video game usage. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 51, No. 4, Pp632-650
Lee, SJ; et al (2007) Children’s Internet use in a family context: Influence on family relationships and parental mediation.
Cyberpsychology & Behavior, Vol. 10, No. 5, Pp640-644
Lei, L et al (2007) Adolescents’ paternal attachment and Internet use. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, Vol. 10, No. 5, Pp633-639
Liebau, C. P (2007) Prude: How the sex-obsessed culture damages girls (and America too!) Center Street
Lemish, D (2007) Children and television: A global perspective. Oxford: Blackwell
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
Mcallister, KS (2007) Unit operations: An approach to videogame criticism. New Media & Society, Vol. 9, No. 6, Pp1039-1042
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
Mistry, KB et al (2007) Children’s television exposure and behavioral and social outcomes at 5.5 years: does timing of exposure matter? Pediatrics, Vol. 120, No. 4, Pp762-769
Montgomery, K (2007) Generation Digital: Politics and Commerce in the Age of the Internet MIT Press
Moriguchi, Y; et al (2007) Disinhibition transmits from television to young children. Psychologia, Vol. 50, No. 4, Pp308-318
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
Olsen, CK; et al (2007) The role of violent video game content in adolescent development - boys’ perspectives. Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 23, No. 1, Pp55-75
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
Peterson, SH; et al (2007) Images of sexual stereotypes in rap videos and the health of African American female adolescents. Journal of Women’s Health, Vol. 16, No. 8, Pp1157-1164
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, FJ; et al (2007) Associations between media viewing and language development in children under age 2 years. Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 151, No. 4, Pp 364-368
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. 280289
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. 196206.
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.
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.
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
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

Websites
Media
Smart (UK)
- helping children to watch wisely
PBS
Kids Don't Buy It - get media smart (US)
A fun, media literacy based section for kids offering interactive
games and exercises along with facts and figures on advertising/consumerism,
television, and media production.
Talking
with Kids about the News (US)
Talking
with Kids about Television (US)

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