@article{ref1,
title="Reducing television influences on US adolescents who are high reactance",
journal="Journal of children and media",
year="2021",
author="Russell, Cristel Antonia and Buhrau, Denise and Hamby, Anne",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="e6184-e6184",
abstract="Watching a lot of television (TV), where alcohol consumption is depicted frequently and mostly positively, can enhance teens' drinking intentions. This influence is particularly problematic among high-reactance teens (that is, those with a predisposition to resist adult control). This study documents one strategy parents can use to counteract TV influences: parental presence during the TV viewing experience (co-viewing). Survey data were collected from a nationally representative sample of parents and their children aged 13-17 (N = 396). Parents reported how they monitored their children's TV consumption, and adolescents completed a survey in which they reported the amount of TV they watch, completed a trait reactance scale and indicated their views and intentions regarding drinking. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that the influence of TV viewing on adolescents' drinking intentions was lower for teens high in trait reactance who grew up with parents who co-view television with them. This did not occur when parents adopted instructive or restrictive communication strategies. The parental monitoring strategy of co-viewing thus emerges as a promising protective approach for a population that has traditionally been considered vulnerable (i.e., high reactance teens).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1748-2798",
doi="10.1080/17482798.2019.1706184",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2019.1706184"
}