The goal of the current study was to examine the protective role that maternal media
monitoring might have for adolescents. This was done by considering whether styles of …

Parental monitoring of adolescent media use has been associated with decreased negative
effects of media on adolescent behavior, but we know little about the explanatory …

The current study examined longitudinal relations between parental media monitoring and
adolescent behavior, and explored indirect effects via sympathy and self-regulation. A …

Though much research has focused on the positive outcomes of parents' monitoring of
adolescents' media use, few studies have examined predictors of parents' media monitoring …

The current study examined how parents' use of restrictive and active monitoring and
deference changed over three years, and examined both adolescent and parent …

Although time spent using media has been linked to internalizing problems, few studies
have explored the role that parents might play in these associations. The current study …

According to a social cognitive theory, children may learn to function through processes of
modeling and observational learning, with parents and the media being the significant …

Importance Children spend more time with electronic media than they do in any other
activity, aside from sleep. Many of the negative effects that stem from media exposure may …

Drawing on family development theory, this study provides insight into how family stages
with and without siblings are related to media habits and effects. Two national samples (N …

Research on parental monitoring of children's media use suggests parents can reduce the
negative effects of media exposure on children, although this research is rarely conducted …