Abstract
We examined the role of parental media mediation in the relationship between
media violence and adolescents’ ADHD-related behaviors. Survey data from 1,017
adolescents (10–14 years) show that parents can play an important role in this
relationship, depending on the media mediation strategies that they use (i.e.,
restrictive or active mediation) and how they apply these strategies (i.e., in a
controlling, inconsistent, or autonomy-supportive way). Our findings support the
notion that contextual factors are critical in understanding media effects, and
provide directions for how parents can manage their adolescents’ violent media
use, and possibly by extension, their ADHD-related behaviors.
media violence and adolescents’ ADHD-related behaviors. Survey data from 1,017
adolescents (10–14 years) show that parents can play an important role in this
relationship, depending on the media mediation strategies that they use (i.e.,
restrictive or active mediation) and how they apply these strategies (i.e., in a
controlling, inconsistent, or autonomy-supportive way). Our findings support the
notion that contextual factors are critical in understanding media effects, and
provide directions for how parents can manage their adolescents’ violent media
use, and possibly by extension, their ADHD-related behaviors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 657-675 |
| Journal | Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |