Today's children and adolescents are immersed in both traditional and new forms of digital
media. Research on traditional media, such as television, has identified health concerns and …

Youth spend an average of> 7 hours/day using media, and the vast majority of them have
access to a bedroom television, computer, the Internet, a video-game console, and a cell …

This policy statement focuses on children and adolescents 5 through 18 years of age.
Research suggests both benefits and risks of media use for the health of children and …

Media, from television to the “new media”(including cell phones, iPads, and social media),
are a dominant force in children's lives. Although television is still the predominant medium …

Por que os grandes gurus do Vale do Silício proíbem seus filhos de usar telas? Você sabia
que nunca na história da humanidade houve um declínio tão acentuado nas habilidades …

Participation in online social media Web sites (eg, Facebook and Twitter) has skyrocketed in
recent years and created a new environment in which adolescents and young adults may be …

True, media violence is not likely to turn an otherwise fine child into a violent criminal. But,
just as every cigarette one smokes increases a little bit the likelihood of a lung tumor …

2 Bandura's social learning theory (7) emphasizes the importance of observing and
modelling the behaviour, attitudes and emotional reactions of others, especially role models …

Early sexual debut is associated with risky sexual behavior and an increased risk of
unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections later in life. The relations among …

Despite extensive research on social norms, the sources of norm formation are not well
understood. Social exposure to a behavior (defined as the composite of ways through which …