Media and the Well-Being of Children and Adolescents

305 Pages·2014·3.21 MB·English

by  Amy B. Jordan

Media and the Well-Being of
Children and Adolescents

Media and the
Well-Being of Children
and Adolescents
EditEd By
AMy B. JordAn
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dAniEl roMEr
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Media and the well-being of children and adolescents / edited by Amy B. Jordan & Daniel Romer.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–998746–7
1. Mass media and children—United States. 2. Mass media and teenagers—United States.
3. Child welfare—United States. I. Jordan, Amy B. (Amy Beth) editor of compilation.
HQ784.M3M4193 2014
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Contents
Contributors vii
Preface xi
Amy B. Jordan and Daniel Romer
1. The Annenberg Media environment Survey: Media
CHAPTeR
Access and Use in U.S. Homes with Children and Adolescents
1
Amy Bleakley, Sarah Vaala, Amy B. Jordan, and Daniel Romer
2. Learning in a Digital Age: Toward a New ecology of
CHAPTeR
Human Development
20
Lori M. Takeuchi and Michael H. Levine
3. examining Media’s Impact on Children’s
CHAPTeR
Weight: Amount, Content, and Context
44
Dina L. G. Borzekowski
4. Demonstrating the Harmful effects of Food
CHAPTeR
Advertising on Children and Adolescents: Opportunities
for Research to Inform Policy
52
Jennifer L. Harris
5. Wassssup? Adolescents, Drugs, and the Media
CHAPTeR 70
Victor C. Strasburger
6. Growing Up Sexually in a Digital World: The Risks
CHAPTeR
and Benefits of Youths’ Sexual Media Use
90
Jane D. Brown, Sherine El-Toukhy, and Rebecca Ortiz
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7. The Positive and Negative effects of
CHAPTeR
Video Game Play
109
Sara Prot, Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Stephanie C.
Brown, and Edward L. Swing
8. Risk and Harm on the Internet
CHAPTeR 129
Sonia Livingstone
9. Technology and Public Health Interventions
CHAPTeR 147
Michele Ybarra
10. Using Media to Aid Children in War, Crisis, and
CHAPTeR
Vulnerable Circumstances
161
Dafna Lemish
11. early Learning, Academic Achievement, and
CHAPTeR
Children’s Digital Media Use
173
Ellen Wartella and Alexis R. Lauricella
12. Children’s Parasocial Relationships
CHAPTeR 187
Sandra L. Calvert and Melissa N. Richards
13. Behind the Scenes: Working with Hollywood
CHAPTeR
to Make Positive Social Change
201
Marisa Nightingale
14. Sesame Workshop’s Talk, Listen, Connect:
CHAPTeR
A Multiple Media Resource to Benefit Military Families
with Young Children
226
David Cohen, Jeanette Betancourt, and Jennifer Kotler
15. Perspectives on Parenting in a Digital Age
CHAPTeR 247
Anne Collier
16. Conclusion
CHAPTeR 266
Amy B. Jordan, Daniel Romer, and Michael Rich
Index 275
Contributors
Craig A. Anderson, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and
Sciences and director of the Center for the Study of Violence in the
Department of Psychology at Iowa State University.
Jeanette Betancourt, EdD, is senior vice president for Community and Family
Engagement at Sesame Workshop.
Amy Bleakley, PhD, MPH, is a senior research scientist at the Annenberg
Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Dina L. G. Borzekowski, EdD, is a professor at the University of Maryland,
School of Public Health in College Park, Maryland.
Jane D. Brown, PhD, is professor emeritus of journalism and mass communi-
cation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Stephanie C. Brown is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at
Iowa State University.
Sandra L. Calvert, PhD, is a professor of psychology and director of the
Children’s Digital Media Center at Georgetown University.
David Cohen is director for Research and Evaluation at Sesame Workshop.
Anne Collier is founder and executive director of Net Family News, Inc., and
co-director of ConnectSafely.org.
Sherine El-Toukhy, PhD, is a postdoctoral research associate at the Gillings
School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Douglas A. Gentile, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State
University.
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viii Contributors
Jennifer L. Harris, PhD, MBA, is a senior research scientist and director of
marketing initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale
University.
Amy B. Jordan, PhD, is director of the Media and the Developing Child sector
of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jennifer Kotler, PhD, is vice president of Research and Evaluation at Sesame
Workshop.
Alexis R. Lauricella, PhD, MPP, is a research associate at the Center on
Media and Human Development at Northwestern University.
Dafna Lemish, PhD, is interim dean and a professor in the College of Mass
Communication & Media Arts at Southern Illinois University and founder
and co-editor of the Journal of Children and Media.
Michael H. Levine, PhD, is executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney
Center.
Sonia Livingstone, PhD, is a professor of social psychology in the
Department of Media and Communications at the London School of
Economics and Political Science.
Marisa Nightingale is senior media advisor for the National Campaign to
Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
Rebecca Ortiz, PhD, is an assistant professor of advertising in the College of
Media & Communication at Texas Tech University.
Sara Prot is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State
University.
Michael Rich, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard
Medical School, and director of the Center on Media and Child Health.
Melissa N. Richards, MPP, is a graduate student in the Department of
Psychology at Georgetown University.
Daniel Romer, PhD, is associate director of research at the Annenberg Public
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Victor C. Strasburger, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and
Family & Community Medicine at the University of New Mexico School of
Medicine.
Edward L. Swing, PhD, is director of research at the Arizona Pain Specialists.
and a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State
University.
Contributors ix
Lori M. Takeuchi, PhD, is director of research at the Joan Ganz Cooney
Center.
Sarah Vaala, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Annenberg Public
Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Ellen Wartella, PhD, is Al-Thani Professor of Communication, a professor of
psychology, a professor of human development and social policy, a professor
of medical social sciences, and director of the Center on Media and Human
Development at Northwestern University.
Michele Ybarra, PhD, is president and research director of the Center for
Innovative Public Health Research.