Eric E Rasmussen
Biographic Data
| ID | 96386 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric E Rasmussen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric E |
| FAMILY NAME | Rasmussen |
| SIGNATURE | RASMUSSEN E E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4432-9348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
“With Friends, It’s Harder to Have a Serious Conversation”: Expectations of Youth when Disclosing Mental Health Concerns With Peers
Adolescence and emerging adulthood can be emotionally turbulent periods, in which individuals may experience anxiety, stress, or other mental illness. Individuals who fit into these developmental periods (hereby called “youth”) are characterized by a greater importance on peer relationships. More research is needed to unpack youths’ disclosure decisions when they disclose mental health (MH) information to their peers. Greene’s health disclosure d…
“Just Listen … Really Listen”: Expectations of Youth When Disclosing Mental Health Concerns with Parents
Adolescence and emerging adulthood are developmental periods characterized by increased prevalence of mental health (MH) issues. Disclosure of MH issues to parents or other adults is important for youth to gain support and access professional MH care, but many youth do not disclose MH issues due to a myriad of reasons. In this study, we conducted five focus groups (N = 33) with adolescents and emerging adults to better understand their perception…
Adolescents’ Disclosure of Mental Illness to Parents: Preferences and Barriers
Adolescents with a diagnosable mental health disorder must often first disclose their mental health problems to a parent in order to obtain professional mental health treatment. The decision to disclose private, personal health information is the result of successful progression through disclosure decision-making processes fraught with barriers that can discourage disclosure; therefore, the current study explored adolescents' perceptions of facto…
Kidfluencer exposure, materialism, and U.S. tweens’ purchase of sponsored products
Kidfluencers comprise a relatively new form of advertising to which young adolescents are exposed. Therefore, this study explored the relation between exposure to kidfluencers and the purchase of products found in kidfluencer content among a sample of 300 U.S. young adolescents. Results of a survey revealed that tweens’ exposure to kidfluencers is associated with their purchase of kidfluencer-related products through a desire to emulate kidfluenc…
The serially mediated relationship between emerging adults’ social media use and mental well-being
Parental mediation of US youths’ exposure to televised relational aggression
Exposure to televised relational aggression can negatively influence youths’ well-being. Research shows that parent–child interactions about media – parental mediation – can alter children’s responses to media exposure. Therefore, this study explored the relation between US parents’ perceptions of relational aggression in the media, parental mediation, and the responses of their pre-adolescent and adolescent children to relational aggression expo…
Coming Attractions: Parental Mediation Responses to Transgender and Cisgender Film Trailer Content Targeting Adolescents
Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in Children
This study examined level of engagement with Disney Princess media/products as it relates to gender-stereotypical behavior, body esteem (i.e. body image), and prosocial behavior during early childhood. Participants consisted of 198 children (Mage = 58 months), who were tested at two time points (approximately 1 year apart). Data consisted of parent and teacher reports, and child observations in a toy preference task. Longitudinal results revealed…
Relation between active mediation, exposure to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood , and US preschoolers’ social and emotional development
This study explored the relationship between active mediation, exposure to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and key indicators of preschoolers’ social and emotional development. One hundred and twenty-seven children aged 2–6 either watched or did not watch 10 episodes of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood over a two-week period. Results revealed that preschoolers who watched the program exhibited higher levels of empathy, self-efficacy, and emotion recognit…
Explaining parental coviewing: The role of social facilitation and arousal
This study explores the relationship between parental coviewing and children’s psychophysiological responses to television exposure within a framework of social facilitation. A total of 88 children aged 6–13 years and one of each of their parents participated in a 2 (presence or absence of the parent) × 2 (exciting or non-exciting TV content) between-subjects experiment. Results indicated that the presence of a coviewing parent was associated wit…
Girl in a Country Song: Gender Roles and Objectification of Women in Popular Country Music across 1990 to 2014
Does parental mediation of media influence child outcomes? A meta-analysis on media time, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior
The current study examined how parental mediation of media (restrictive mediation, active mediation, and coviewing) influenced child outcomes. Three meta-analyses, 1 for each type of mediation, were conducted on a total of 57 studies. Each analysis assessed the effectiveness of parental mediation on 4 pertinent child outcomes: media use, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior. The overall results indicated small, but significant relations…
Emerging Adults' Responses to Active Mediation of Pornography During Adolescence
Concern about the influence of pornography on adolescents and emerging adults is growing due to widespread access to pornography. Past research shows that parent–child conversations about media content can alter the extent and effects of exposure to media content. This study, therefore, explored the predictors of negative active mediation of pornography—parent–child conversations that are critical of pornography—as well as the relationship betwee…
Restrictive Mediation and Unintended Effects: Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis Explaining the Role of Reactance in US Adolescents
Extant research indicates that restrictive parental mediation, parents enforcing rules limiting children's media use, produces unintended effects in adolescents. Speculation exists that these suboptimal effects are due to psychological reactance following a restrictive mediation interaction leading the adolescent toward defiant behavior. A survey of undergraduate students (N = 483) was conducted to investigate the process of psychological reactan…
Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence
Journal Article Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence Get access Eric E. Rasmussen Eric E. Rasmussen 1College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA, 1Corresponding author: Eric E. Rasmussen; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, 1 July 2014, Pages…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
The relation between television exposure and executive function among preschoolers
This study investigated the relations between television exposure during the preschool years and the development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents of preschoolers who provided information on children's television viewing, background television exposure, exposure to specific televised content, and the age at which children began watching television. Preschoolers' EF was assessed via one-on-one interviews. We found tha…
The Relation Between Television Exposure and Theory of Mind Among Preschoolers: Preschoolers' TV Viewing and Theory of Mind
This study explored the relation between preschoolers' television exposure and one important indicator of cognitive processing called theory of mind (TOM). A total of 107 preschoolers and their parents provided data on the preschoolers' television exposure (including both intentional viewing and exposure via background television), parent–child discussion of television, and preschoolers' TOM. The results indicated that preschoolers who were expos…
Theoretical Underpinnings of Reducing the Media’s Negative Effect on Children: Person-Centered, Negatively-Valenced Evaluative Mediation within a Persuasion Framework
While the extant research in the field of parental mediation provides ample evidence that parent-child conversations influence children’s reactions to the media, little research provides theoretical explanations for the ability of these conversations to benefit children. In response to this paucity of theory-based explanation, this chapter situates active mediation within a framework of individual-differences persuasion, develops the conceptualiz…
Do You See What I See? Parent and Child Reports of Parental Monitoring of Media
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 with elementary school children and leaves open questions about whether parents or children are better reporters. Participants were 1,323 children, their parents, and teachers. Parents and children reported on four aspects of monitoring for TV and video games: co‐using, …
TV Viewing Compared to Book Reading and Toy Playing Reduces Responsive Maternal Communication with Toddlers and Preschoolers
This study compared the amount and style of maternal communication with toddlers and preschoolers while mother–child pairs watched TV, read books, and played with toys. We found that mother–child communication was less frequent and less verbally responsive when dyads viewed TV compared with when they read books, and in many cases, when they played with toys. In addition, some forms of maternal responsiveness were positively associated with indica…
Does parental mediation of media influence child outcomes? A meta-analysis on media time, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior
The current study examined how parental mediation of media (restrictive mediation, active mediation, and coviewing) influenced child outcomes. Three meta-analyses, 1 for each type of mediation, were conducted on a total of 57 studies. Each analysis assessed the effectiveness of parental mediation on 4 pertinent child outcomes: media use, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior. The overall results indicated small, but significant relations…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
Girl in a Country Song: Gender Roles and Objectification of Women in Popular Country Music across 1990 to 2014
The relation between television exposure and executive function among preschoolers
This study investigated the relations between television exposure during the preschool years and the development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents of preschoolers who provided information on children's television viewing, background television exposure, exposure to specific televised content, and the age at which children began watching television. Preschoolers' EF was assessed via one-on-one interviews. We found tha…
Explaining parental coviewing: The role of social facilitation and arousal
This study explores the relationship between parental coviewing and children’s psychophysiological responses to television exposure within a framework of social facilitation. A total of 88 children aged 6–13 years and one of each of their parents participated in a 2 (presence or absence of the parent) × 2 (exciting or non-exciting TV content) between-subjects experiment. Results indicated that the presence of a coviewing parent was associated wit…
TV Viewing Compared to Book Reading and Toy Playing Reduces Responsive Maternal Communication with Toddlers and Preschoolers
This study compared the amount and style of maternal communication with toddlers and preschoolers while mother–child pairs watched TV, read books, and played with toys. We found that mother–child communication was less frequent and less verbally responsive when dyads viewed TV compared with when they read books, and in many cases, when they played with toys. In addition, some forms of maternal responsiveness were positively associated with indica…
Coming Attractions: Parental Mediation Responses to Transgender and Cisgender Film Trailer Content Targeting Adolescents
Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence
Journal Article Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence Get access Eric E. Rasmussen Eric E. Rasmussen 1College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA, 1Corresponding author: Eric E. Rasmussen; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, 1 July 2014, Pages…
TV Viewing Compared to Book Reading and Toy Playing Reduces Responsive Maternal Communication with Toddlers and Preschoolers
This study compared the amount and style of maternal communication with toddlers and preschoolers while mother–child pairs watched TV, read books, and played with toys. We found that mother–child communication was less frequent and less verbally responsive when dyads viewed TV compared with when they read books, and in many cases, when they played with toys. In addition, some forms of maternal responsiveness were positively associated with indica…
Do You See What I See? Parent and Child Reports of Parental Monitoring of Media
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 with elementary school children and leaves open questions about whether parents or children are better reporters. Participants were 1,323 children, their parents, and teachers. Parents and children reported on four aspects of monitoring for TV and video games: co‐using, …
The Relation Between Television Exposure and Theory of Mind Among Preschoolers: Preschoolers' TV Viewing and Theory of Mind
This study explored the relation between preschoolers' television exposure and one important indicator of cognitive processing called theory of mind (TOM). A total of 107 preschoolers and their parents provided data on the preschoolers' television exposure (including both intentional viewing and exposure via background television), parent–child discussion of television, and preschoolers' TOM. The results indicated that preschoolers who were expos…
Theoretical Underpinnings of Reducing the Media’s Negative Effect on Children: Person-Centered, Negatively-Valenced Evaluative Mediation within a Persuasion Framework
While the extant research in the field of parental mediation provides ample evidence that parent-child conversations influence children’s reactions to the media, little research provides theoretical explanations for the ability of these conversations to benefit children. In response to this paucity of theory-based explanation, this chapter situates active mediation within a framework of individual-differences persuasion, develops the conceptualiz…
Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence
Journal Article Proactive vs. Retroactive Mediation: Effects of Mediation's Timing on Children's Reactions to Popular Cartoon Violence Get access Eric E. Rasmussen Eric E. Rasmussen 1College of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA, 1Corresponding author: Eric E. Rasmussen; Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Communication Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, 1 July 2014, Pages…
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play
The relation between television exposure and executive function among preschoolers
This study investigated the relations between television exposure during the preschool years and the development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents of preschoolers who provided information on children's television viewing, background television exposure, exposure to specific televised content, and the age at which children began watching television. Preschoolers' EF was assessed via one-on-one interviews. We found tha…
Emerging Adults' Responses to Active Mediation of Pornography During Adolescence
Concern about the influence of pornography on adolescents and emerging adults is growing due to widespread access to pornography. Past research shows that parent–child conversations about media content can alter the extent and effects of exposure to media content. This study, therefore, explored the predictors of negative active mediation of pornography—parent–child conversations that are critical of pornography—as well as the relationship betwee…
Restrictive Mediation and Unintended Effects: Serial Multiple Mediation Analysis Explaining the Role of Reactance in US Adolescents
Extant research indicates that restrictive parental mediation, parents enforcing rules limiting children's media use, produces unintended effects in adolescents. Speculation exists that these suboptimal effects are due to psychological reactance following a restrictive mediation interaction leading the adolescent toward defiant behavior. A survey of undergraduate students (N = 483) was conducted to investigate the process of psychological reactan…
Pretty as a Princess: Longitudinal Effects of Engagement With Disney Princesses on Gender Stereotypes, Body Esteem, and Prosocial Behavior in Children
This study examined level of engagement with Disney Princess media/products as it relates to gender-stereotypical behavior, body esteem (i.e. body image), and prosocial behavior during early childhood. Participants consisted of 198 children (Mage = 58 months), who were tested at two time points (approximately 1 year apart). Data consisted of parent and teacher reports, and child observations in a toy preference task. Longitudinal results revealed…
Relation between active mediation, exposure to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood , and US preschoolers’ social and emotional development
This study explored the relationship between active mediation, exposure to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and key indicators of preschoolers’ social and emotional development. One hundred and twenty-seven children aged 2–6 either watched or did not watch 10 episodes of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood over a two-week period. Results revealed that preschoolers who watched the program exhibited higher levels of empathy, self-efficacy, and emotion recognit…
Explaining parental coviewing: The role of social facilitation and arousal
This study explores the relationship between parental coviewing and children’s psychophysiological responses to television exposure within a framework of social facilitation. A total of 88 children aged 6–13 years and one of each of their parents participated in a 2 (presence or absence of the parent) × 2 (exciting or non-exciting TV content) between-subjects experiment. Results indicated that the presence of a coviewing parent was associated wit…
Girl in a Country Song: Gender Roles and Objectification of Women in Popular Country Music across 1990 to 2014
Does parental mediation of media influence child outcomes? A meta-analysis on media time, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior
The current study examined how parental mediation of media (restrictive mediation, active mediation, and coviewing) influenced child outcomes. Three meta-analyses, 1 for each type of mediation, were conducted on a total of 57 studies. Each analysis assessed the effectiveness of parental mediation on 4 pertinent child outcomes: media use, aggression, substance use, and sexual behavior. The overall results indicated small, but significant relations…
Parental mediation of US youths’ exposure to televised relational aggression
Exposure to televised relational aggression can negatively influence youths’ well-being. Research shows that parent–child interactions about media – parental mediation – can alter children’s responses to media exposure. Therefore, this study explored the relation between US parents’ perceptions of relational aggression in the media, parental mediation, and the responses of their pre-adolescent and adolescent children to relational aggression expo…
Coming Attractions: Parental Mediation Responses to Transgender and Cisgender Film Trailer Content Targeting Adolescents
The serially mediated relationship between emerging adults’ social media use and mental well-being
Adolescents’ Disclosure of Mental Illness to Parents: Preferences and Barriers
Adolescents with a diagnosable mental health disorder must often first disclose their mental health problems to a parent in order to obtain professional mental health treatment. The decision to disclose private, personal health information is the result of successful progression through disclosure decision-making processes fraught with barriers that can discourage disclosure; therefore, the current study explored adolescents' perceptions of facto…
Kidfluencer exposure, materialism, and U.S. tweens’ purchase of sponsored products
Kidfluencers comprise a relatively new form of advertising to which young adolescents are exposed. Therefore, this study explored the relation between exposure to kidfluencers and the purchase of products found in kidfluencer content among a sample of 300 U.S. young adolescents. Results of a survey revealed that tweens’ exposure to kidfluencers is associated with their purchase of kidfluencer-related products through a desire to emulate kidfluenc…
“Just Listen … Really Listen”: Expectations of Youth When Disclosing Mental Health Concerns with Parents
Adolescence and emerging adulthood are developmental periods characterized by increased prevalence of mental health (MH) issues. Disclosure of MH issues to parents or other adults is important for youth to gain support and access professional MH care, but many youth do not disclose MH issues due to a myriad of reasons. In this study, we conducted five focus groups (N = 33) with adolescents and emerging adults to better understand their perception…
“With Friends, It’s Harder to Have a Serious Conversation”: Expectations of Youth when Disclosing Mental Health Concerns With Peers
Adolescence and emerging adulthood can be emotionally turbulent periods, in which individuals may experience anxiety, stress, or other mental illness. Individuals who fit into these developmental periods (hereby called “youth”) are characterized by a greater importance on peer relationships. More research is needed to unpack youths’ disclosure decisions when they disclose mental health (MH) information to their peers. Greene’s health disclosure d…
Psychology (20 works) · Social Psychology (16 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (15 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (13 works) · Mediation (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works)