TY - JOUR
T1 - Children and the Internet
T2 - Developmental Implications of Web Site Preferences Among 8- to 12-Year-Old Children
AU - Blackwell, Courtney K.
AU - Lauricella, Alexis R.
AU - Conway, Annie
AU - Wartella, Ellen
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The Internet is quickly becoming a favored medium for children, but few studies have investigated the content and types of activities children engage with online. The current study uses data collected from a national sample of 442 8- to 12-year-old children to investigate children's Internet content preferences during middle childhood. Results indicate that YouTube and Facebook were the two most favored Web sites. Additionally, there were significant differences by age and gender. Overall, results suggest children's Web site preferences are consistent with emotional, social, and cognitive development encountered in middle childhood. Copyright Taylor & Francis.
AB - The Internet is quickly becoming a favored medium for children, but few studies have investigated the content and types of activities children engage with online. The current study uses data collected from a national sample of 442 8- to 12-year-old children to investigate children's Internet content preferences during middle childhood. Results indicate that YouTube and Facebook were the two most favored Web sites. Additionally, there were significant differences by age and gender. Overall, results suggest children's Web site preferences are consistent with emotional, social, and cognitive development encountered in middle childhood. Copyright Taylor & Francis.
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U2 - 10.1080/08838151.2013.875022
DO - 10.1080/08838151.2013.875022
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897622409
SN - 0883-8151
VL - 58
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
JF - Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
IS - 1
ER -