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Canadaian Families and the Internet
This report highlights the results of a telephone survey examining the use of the Internet by families.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Royal Bank of Canada
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January 23, 2002
A Study of Parental Approaches to Children's Use of Visual Media
This study examines South African children's exposure to movies, television, computer games, and the Internet, as well as parents' awareness of and concern about such exposure.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Human Sciences Research Council
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2004
Children's Media Culture in the New Millenium: Mapping the Digital Landscape
This article discusses the wide array of internet websites, both commercial and educational, targeted spefically to children and youth.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Children and Computers: New Technology-Old Concerns
This article compares recent concerns about the effect of computer technology on children to historical concerns about television, radio, and movies.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Future of Children
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Fall/Winter 2000
Children and Electronic Media
This journal issue contains a collection of academic articles examining children’s interaction with electronic media and how this influences their learning, behaviour, emotions, relationships, and consumer habits.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Future of Children, Princeton University, Brookings Institution
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Spring 2008
Culture, Communication and Change: Report on an investigation of the use and impact of modern media and technology in our lives
The report looks at the positive and negative effects of communication technology on the interactions of family members, using data from the UK, the US, Australia, and China.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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University of Cambridge
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June 23, 2011
Watching Sex on Television Predicts Adolescent Initiation of Sexual Behavior
The study examines the connection between viewing sexual content on TV and early sexual initiations among adolescents.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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September 1, 2004
Generation M2 Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds
This report is a study of American youth and the influential of media on their lives.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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January 2010
Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2008
This article is a look at the rise of documented hate crimes in Canada in 2008 and the initiatives taken to combat it.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Statistics Canada
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21/06/2010
Canada’s Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth 2008
This report evaluates the physical activity level and health of Canadian children and teens, and the level of services to promote healthy activity.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Active Healthy Kids Canada
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2008
Connecting Kids to Technology: Challenges and Opportunities
This paper discusses the growing demand for computer literate labour, and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have access to computer skills training.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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June 01, 2002
The Power of Parenting TV Programmes – Help or Hazard for Today’s Families?
This survey examines the popularity and influence of parenting television shows among parents in Great Britain.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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National Family and Parenting Institute
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October 2006
Parents and the Media
This paper briefly examines parental concerns about children's media usage, how parents encourage and restrict children's media access, and how they can monitor children's media intake through v-chips, rating guides and internet filters.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Summer 2003
The Role of Mass Media in Facilitating Community Education and Child Abuse Prevention Strategies
This article discusses the potential role that the mass media can play in enhancing awareness of and preventing child abuse.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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National Child Protection Clearinghouse, Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Winter 2002
Music Preferences, Personality Style, and Developmental Issues of Adolescents
This study examines personality traits and developmental issues of 164 adolescents by type of music they prefer.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Journal of Youth and Adolescence
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June 2003
Television Violence: A review on the Effects on Children of Different Ages
This paper examines the television viewing patterns of children in various age categories and explores the effect of violent programming on children's behaviour, emotional development, and their perception of violence.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Health Canada
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February 01, 1995
Happily Never After
This report monitors the programming of major television networks in the United States and concludes that non-marital sex including adultery and illicit relations are frequently presented in a positive light while marriage is frequently portrayed in a negative manner.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Parent’s Television Council
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August 5, 2008
Parent and child reports of children’s activity
In this study, the authors compared the responses of children and their parents regarding the children’s activity levels.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Statistics Canada
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September 2008
How Risky are Social Networking Sites? A Comparison of Places Online Where Youth Sexual Solicitation and Harassment Occurs
This study suggests that internet sexual solicitation and harassment is more likely to occur through chatrooms and instant messaging than social networking sites.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2008
Using the Media to Promote Adolescent Well-Being
This brief examines how non-profit organizations can reach young people with positive messages through social marketing campaigns that target media forms popular with youth.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Future of Children
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Spring 2008
Safer Children in a Digital World
This independent review commissioned by the Prime Minister’s Office in the United Kingdom, examines children and the media with particular focus on internet and video games.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Byron Review – Children and New Technology
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March 2008
Screen time among Canadian adults: A profile
Previous studies have confirmed associations between increased screen time and obesity, inactivity and poor diet.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Statistics Canada
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June 2008
Sedentary Behaviour and Obesity
This study examines the relationship between sedentary behaviours like television viewing and computer use, with obesity.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Statistics Canada
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June 2008
Television and DVD/Video Viewing in Children Younger Than 2 Years
This study examines the viewing habits of children ages 2 to 24 months as reported by parents.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Medical Association
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May 2007
Extensive Television Viewing and the Development of Attention and Learning Difficulties During Adolescence
Based on data from the Children in the Community Study, this paper concludes that frequent television watching among teens is associated with elevated risk for attention and learning difficulties.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Medical Association
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May 2007
Good Servant, Bad Master? Electronic Media and the Family
This study examines media usage by families with particular focus on children.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Vanier Institute of the Family
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October 2007
The Dove Report: Challenging Beauty
This report surveyed 1600 women ages 20 -65 in addition to 48 in depth interviews examining beauty in the context of self, social structure and one’s own life.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Unilever
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2004
The Alarming Family Hour
This study examines 180 hours of original television programming and 37.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Parents Television Council
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September 5, 2007
Do Video Games Kill?
In this article the author argues that video game violence may contribute to youth violence, but research on the issue has been overstated and has overshadowed other root causes of youth violence.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Sociological Association
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Winter 2007
Parents, Children and Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey
This survey of 1008 parents with children ages 2-17 samples parental opinion on the positive and negative influence of media on the family.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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June 2007
The Media Assault on American Values
This paper explores the findings of the National Cultural Values Survey and concludes that Americans feel moral values are in decline partially because of the influence of news and entertainment media.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Culture and Media Institute
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2007
Violent Entertainment Pitched to Adolescents: An Analysis of PG-13 Films
This study examines violent content in popular PG-13 rated movies from 1999 and 2000 to determine the potential negative influence on youth.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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June 2007
The National Cultural Values Survey
This survey of 2000 American adults in December 2006 explores public opinion on issues of culture, media, morality and religion.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Culture and Media Institute
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2007
Media Multitasking Among American Youth: Prevalence, Predictors and Pairings
This paper reviews the media multitasking habits of teens.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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December 2006
The Media Family: Electric media in the lives of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents
This report examines the use of media by parents among young children.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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May 2006
Keeping Up with the Times: Canadians and their News Media Diet
This article examines how Canadians access the news media.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Statistics Canada
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March 27, 2007
Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks
This survey examines how teens use online social networking and their attitudes toward internet safety.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Pew Internet and American Life Project
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April 18, 2007
Sex on TV 4
The study examines the frequency and nature of sexual messages on television and the amount of influence those have on young viewers.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Kaiser Family Foundation
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November 2005
Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children
This report by the United States Federal Communications Commission examines the impact of violent television on child behaviour and proposes several solutions based on industry self-regulation and customer choice.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Federal Communications Commission
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April 25, 2007
Gender and Violence in the Mass Media
This paper discussess the gender stereotypes perpetuated by the media and looks specifically at the acts of violence by males towards females.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Health Canada
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1993
The New Economy Revisited: An Analysis of the Digital Divide Among Financially Disadvantaged Families
This paper looks at the extent to which children in low-income families have access to computers and internet technology.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Smith Family
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2002
Media in the Home 1999: The Fourth Annual Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet usage, how many hours they dedicate to media consumption, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1999
Media in the Home 2000
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet usage, how many hours they dedicate to media consumption, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center
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2000
Television in the Home 1998: The Third Annual National Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on children's television viewing and internet and computer usage.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1998
Television in the Home: The 1997 Survey of Parents and Children
This report gives an overview of the media environment in American family homes, including a discussion on what children watch on television, how many hours they watch, and the level of parental supervision in the home.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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1997
Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
This report analyzes the evidence and consequences of the sexualisation of girls on their health and wellbeing.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Psychological Association
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2007
Longitudinal Relationship Between Television Viewing and Leisure-Time Physical Activity During Adolescence
This longitudinal study examines associations between television viewing and leisure-time physical activity in adolescences.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2007
Children, Adolescents, and Advertising
This paper suggests that advertising may influence obesity, poor nutrition as well as cigarette and alcohol use among children and adolescents.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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December 2006
Overview of the Effects of Violence in the Media
This fact sheet outlines the nature and prevalence of violence in the media and discusses the effects of violent programming on children.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Young Media Australia
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August 2003
Effects of the Media from a Child Development Perspective
This fact sheet outlines the potentially negative impact of the media on children's development.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Young Media Australia
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August 2003
Mind Over Media: Early Choices for Healthy Development
This fact sheet outlines ways that the media can affect young children's development of healthy relationships, strong social and emotional skills, self-confidence, language and thinking skills, and realistic understanding of the world.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Young Media Australia
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March 2004
Mind Over Media: Developing Healthy Relationships
This fact sheet examines the extent and effects of Australian infants', toddlers', and preschoolers' exposure to the media, particularly in the form of television and computer games.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Young Media Australia
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July 2004
Mind Over Media: Developing Good Social and Emotional Skills
This fact sheet describes the potential of the media to have either a positive or a negative effect on children's social and emotional development in early childhood.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Young Media Australia
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November 2004
Teenagers and the Media: A Media Analysis of Sexual Content on Television
This report provides an analysis of the volume and explicitness of sex portrayed on television in Ireland and examines the effects that such portrayals have on adolescent sexual behaviours.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Crisis Pregnancy Agency
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November 2004
Indecent Exposure: Protecting Families from Offensive Programming
This paper discusses the increase in obscenity and indecency on television and radio programs.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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North Carolina Family Policy Council
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March 2004
Electronic Media and the Family
This paper takes an extensive look at the prevalence and type of media in the home, how it affects family life and interaction, and how it influences child and youth development and behaviour.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Vanier Institute of the Family
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1998
Children’s Exposure to Violence in Canada: What it Means for Parents
This paper contains two reports, one on parents' awareness of, and attitude towards, violence in their children's lives and the other on the major issues facing parents and children in regards to children's exposure to violence.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Canadian Council on Social Development, Family Service Canada
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September 01, 2003
Drugs, Youth and the Internet
This report looks at youths' exposure to drug-related activities and their access to drugs on the internet.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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U.S. Department of Justice National Drug Intelligence Center
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October 2002
Child Support and The Media
This paper discusses child support: its purpose, effect, and representation in the media.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Center for Family Policy and Practice
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2001
The Portrayal of Violence in the Media: Impacts and Implications for Policy
This paper discusses past research findings on the impacts of media violence as well as the public perceptions and opinions of media.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Australian Institute of Criminology
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June 1996
Video Games and Aggressive Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior in the Laboratory and in Life
This paper discusses the effects of violent video games on both children and adults and finds that this type of media can produce aggressive thoughts and behaviour, and in some cases, youth crime and delinquency.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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American Psychological Association
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2000
Measuring the Effects of Sexual Content in the media
This paper studies the sexual content in the media and its impact on children and adolescents.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Kaiser Family Foundation
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May 1998
Closing the Parent Gap
This paper discusses the voting tendencies of married parents in the United States.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Progressive Policy Institute
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April 2005
From Baby Einstein to Leapfrog, From Doom to The Sims, From Instant Messaging to Internet Chat Rooms: Public Interest in the Role of Interactive Media in Children’s Lives
This report reviews what is known about the role of interactive media - computers, the internet, CD-ROMs, cell phones, and interactive toys - in children's lives.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Society for Research in Child Development
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2004
Internet-initiated Sex Crimes against Minors: Implications for Prevention Based on Findings from a National Study
This article examines sex crimes committed against minors by people they meet in online encounters.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Elsevier Inc.
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May 29, 2004
Highlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey
This report presents the findings of a telephone survey that focused on three main issues: online sexual solicitation, unintentional and unwanted exposure to sexual materials, and online harassment.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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March 01, 2001
"Here's Looking at You, Kid:" Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco in Entertainment Media
This paper identifies various portrayals of alcohol, tobacco and drugs on television, movies, and music.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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February 01, 2000
Watching Television (35%) Most Popular Form of Home Entertainment for Canadians
This survey of Canadians found that watching television was the most popular pastime in the home, with reading a book coming in second.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Ipsos-Reid
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May 13, 2003
TV Violence
This paper briefly summarizes the research on the effect of tv violence on children and adolescents.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2003
Kids and the Media at the New Millenium
This paper examines the media patterns and consumption of children and adolescents, the most popular forms of media, such as television, music, and the internet, and the type of content that is being mass produced.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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November 01, 1999
Children and Video Games
This article gives a brief overview of the prevalence of video games in America, the amount of time spent playing them, general content, and the different research on the effect of violent video games on children.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2002
Media Continues to Miss the Mark in Coverage of Faith and Religion, Say Regular Attenders of Religious Services
This survey found that 63% of regular religious service attenders believed that the media did a poor job of covering religious issues, and 50% believed that religion should receive more media coverage.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Ipsos-Reid
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May 26, 2003
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
This paper gives a broad overview of the amount of media consumed by children under the age of six, the type of media they are exposed to, and the level of parental involvement and supervision in monitoring children's media intake.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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2003
Teens, Sex and TV
This paper presents the results of a survey of 15-17 year olds regarding the impact that television has on their attitudes about sex.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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May 01, 2002
Do As I Say, Not as I Do? What Children Learn from Famous Athletes Both On and Off the Field
This paper summarizes the findings of a survey on the influence of famous athletes on children.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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October 12, 2000
Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998
This study examines how twentieth century magazines depict the acceptability of single parent families, the impact of single parenting on children, and the factors that contribute to the formation of a single-parent family.
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Category:
Family, Religion and Culture > Media Trends
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 2003
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