@article{ref1,
title="Recent trends in young children's television-induced fears in Finland",
journal="Journal of children and media",
year="2008",
author="Korhonen, Pekka and Lahikainen, Anja Riitta",
volume="2",
number="2",
pages="147-147",
abstract="The aim of this study is to analyse the changing role of the media in children's everyday lives with reference to children's fears and well-being. The method was semistructured interviews with children aged 5 to 6 in Finland in 1993 (101 children) and 2003 (109 children). Nearly 80 per cent of children reported TV-induced fears both in 1993 and in 2003. There was a significant increase over the 10 years in fears caused by children's programmes and fantasy characters and a significant decrease in fears caused by adults' programmes. TV-induced fears correlated positively with fears of nightmares at both times; with fears of imaginary creatures and war, guns and violence in 2003; and with major accidents and death in 1993.  Keywords: children; fear; Finland; imaginary creatures; TV-induced fears; TV programmes; violence<p />",
language="",
issn="1748-2798",
doi="10.1080/17482790802078664",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482790802078664"
}