Television and the Adjustment of Icelandic Children to Family and Peers

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ID3035291
AuthorsThomas P Dunn (0000-0003-4533-7400, Thomas P. Dunn, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Sociology at Western Kentucky University), Bragi Josepsson (Bragi Josepsson. Ed. D., is Commissioner of Education for the Republic of Iceland), J Gipson Wells (J. Gipson Wells, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University.)
Year1976
Volume7
Issue1
Pages87-95
Publication date1976-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.7.1.87
OpenAlexW2930407360
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

The relationship between television viewing and the behavior of children is currently a matter of societal concern and scholarly debate. This paper examines the potential effects of television on adjustment to family and peers of Icelandic children, along with the relationship between amount of viewing and these adjustments. Although the findings of the questionnaire survey showed no differences in adjustment between TV Area (n=716) and No-TV Area (n= 598) children, the data did reveal that higher amounts of viewing were associated with lower levels of adjustment. Thus, television is seen as an alternative, to that of meaningful interaction with family and peers, for children with adjustment problems

Developmental psychology · Icelandic · Child Development and Digital Technology · Education, Sociology, Communication Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Psychology

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