TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - When the Television Is Always On: Heavy Television Exposure and Young Children's Development
JO  - American behavioral scientist
A1  - Vandewater, E. A.
A1  - Bickham, David S.
A1  - Lee, Jung-Hua
A1  - Cummings, HM
A1  - Wartella, EA
A1  - Rideout, VJ
SP  - 562
EP  - 577
VL  - 48
IS  - 5
N2  - In American homes, the television is on approximately 6 hours a day on average. Yet little is known about the impact of growing up in the near constant presence of television. This study examines the prevalence and developmental impact of "heavy-television" households on very young children aged 0 to 6 drawn from a nationally representative sample (N = 756). Thirty-five percent of the children lived in a home where the television is on "always" or "most of the time," even if no one is watching. Regardless of their age, children from heavy-television households watched more television and read less than other children. Furthermore, children exposed to constant television were less likely to be able to read than other children.<p />
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SN  - 0002-7642
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764204271496
ID  - ref1
ER  -