Adolescents' time spent viewing television

This study examined the amount of time adolescents spend viewing television. Findings indicated that adolescents viewed television 147 minutes per day, or an average of 17 1/4 hours per week. Employment of mother significantly affected the time adolescents spend viewing television. Sex of adolescent...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1986, Vol.21 (82), p.431-436
Hauptverfasser:	Lawrence, F.C, Tasker, G.E, Daly, C.T, Orhiel, A.L, Wozniak, P.H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent adolescents Applied psychology Attention behavior Biological and medical sciences Child Child development Family family relations Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Indexing in process Male Personality Development Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Social Environment Social research Sports. Leisure Television Television programs Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	This study examined the amount of time adolescents spend viewing television. Findings indicated that adolescents viewed television 147 minutes per day, or an average of 17 1/4 hours per week. Employment of mother significantly affected the time adolescents spend viewing television. Sex of adolescent, age of father, mother, and adolescent, education of father and mother, income of family, and day of week were not significant factors. Adolescents watched television with another family member 65% of the total viewing time, but were unlikely to engage in other activities at the same time.
ISSN:	0001-8449