Children's Fear of Responses to Mass Media: Testing Some Piagetian Predictions.

Cantor, Joanne; Sparks, Glenn G.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Children's Fear of Responses to Mass Media: Testing Some Piagetian Predictions.

Cantor, Joanne; Sparks, Glenn G.

Journal of Communication, v34 n2 p90-103 Spr 1984

Parents of preschool, first- and fourth-grade children were surveyed regarding media presentations that caused fear in their children. Results demonstrate that theories of cognitive development may provide an explanatory and predictive framework for understanding children's fears. (PD)

Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Emotional Response, Fear, Films, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, Television Viewing

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Language: English

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