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ERIC Number: EJ485306
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-8151
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Children's News Interest during the Gulf War: The Role of Negative Affect.
Hoffner, Cynthia; Haefner, Margaret J.
Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, v38 n2 p193-204 Spr 1994
Describes a study of students in grades three to six that examined how children's emotions about the Gulf War were related to their interest in the war news coverage. Topics addressed include theoretical approaches to selective viewing and the relationship between affective responses and casualty news versus neutral/background news. (Contains 30 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Analysis of Variance, Child Behavior, Children, Correlation, Elementary Education, Emotional Response, Hypothesis Testing, Interviews, Mass Media Use, Media Research, News Media, Television Viewing, War
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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