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Epstein, Joel; Noel, Jeffrey; Finnegan, Megan; Watkins, Kate – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
Researchers have developed many different computerized interventions designed to teach students about the dangers of substance use. Following in this tradition, we produced a series of video games called "Bacon Brains." However, unlike many other programs, ours focused on the "Science of Addiction," providing lessons on how…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Addictive Behavior, Educational Technology
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Gentile, Douglas A.; Berch, Olivia N.; Choo, Hyekyung; Khoo, Angeline; Walsh, David A. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Mass media have numerous effects on children, ranging from influencing school performance to increased or reduced aggression. What we do not know, however, is how media availability in the bedroom moderates these effects. Although several researchers have suggested that bedroom media may influence outcomes by displacing other activities (the…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Family Environment, Hypothesis Testing, Age Differences