Preschoolers’ story comprehension similar for print and digital books
From the NYU press release: The content of a children’s book — not its form as a print book or a digital book — predicts how well children understand a story, finds a new study…
Cross-cultural study strengthens link between media violence, aggressive behavior
From the Iowa State University press release: New research offers compelling evidence that media violence affects aggressive behavior. This first-of-its-kind study, led by Craig Anderson, a Distinguished Professor of psychology at Iowa State University, confirms…
Study suggests Pokemon Go players are happier, friendlier
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release: Pokemon Go people are happy people. That’s the finding of media researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison who leapt to study the wildly popular mobile game shortly after…
Too much TV can impact primary school readiness for some kids
From the Concordia University press release: We interrupt this program for an important message: Watching television for more than a couple of hours a day has been linked to lower school readiness skills in kindergarteners.…
Study suggests “active” electronic games boosts kids’ physical activity at home
From the BMJ-British Medical Journal press release via ScienceDaily: Giving kids new generation “active” electronic games boosts their physical activity at home and has the same effect as stopping them from using the older versions…
Study suggests TV time correlated to higher consumption of sweetened beverages amongst children
From the University of Gothenburg press release via ScienceDaily: More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV adverts may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among children. This is…
Study suggests parents with heavy TV viewing more likely to feed children junk food
From the International Communication Association press release via EurekAlert!: If your preschooler thinks a cheeseburger is healthy, you may want to reconsider how you watch TV. A recent study by researchers at the University of…
Study suggests student performance similar whether studying from print or digital texts
From the Indiana State University press release via ScienceDaily: Research by an Indiana State University doctoral student found that students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed…
Study looks at what triggers part of brain that changes behaviour
From the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain…
Study suggests romantic comedies affect relationship beliefs less strongly than expected
From the Taylor & Francis press release via MedicalXpress: Romantic-comedy films are not a major source for developing unrealistic expectations about relationships among young adults, finds a new study to be published online this week…