Media ratings for violence and sex: Implications for policymakers and parents.
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Media ratings for violence and sex. Implications for policymakers and parents.
This article reviews research on the implementation of media-rating systems, parents' use and evaluation of them, and the impact of ratings on children. Although half or more of parents report using media-rating systems, understanding of various components of the systems is low, particularly for television ratings. A meta-analysis of national polls shows that parents overwhelmingly prefer that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Psychologist
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1935-990X,0003-066X
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066x.58.2.130