Mediation in the Family Room: How Parents Use Core Family Values to Make Choices About Television With American Tweens
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Date
2013-10-10
Authors
Anderson Wright, Kristen
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Television mediation with children is a topic that has been important for parents, educators and scholars since television was introduced into the home. A majority of American families deal with this issue regularly. A significant number of studies in communications, psychology, education and medicine have researched how children and their families are affected. Patterns have been identified by researchers that quantify mediation into specific structures. Through focus groups with parents of tweens, this research investigates how family core values influence mediation in the home by discussing the way parents make choices about television in their daily lives and comparing those results to structures used by scholars. Results show that choices families make about television do not neatly fit into limited categories and are most influenced by a variety of factors including lifestyle choices, every day occurrences, and unavoidable circumstances. Values have a secondary influence.
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Children, Families, Lifestyle, Mediation, Television, Values