A Deconstruction and Qualitative Analysis of the Consumption of Traditional Entertainment Media by Elementary-Aged Children Diagnosed with Emotional Disorders.

This qualitative study examined whether a connection exists between children with emotional disorders consumption of traditional entertainment media and their subsequent vegative/anti-social classroom behavior. Research participants included six first-grade children diagnosed with an emotional disorder and their teacher. They were interviewed using a semi-structured approach. The students were observed in the natural setting of their classroom for a total of twenty-four hours, over a four-day period. Transcripts and classroom observations were analyzed, looking for connections between behavior and consumption of traditional entertainment media. Findings from this study concluded that these students used traditional entertainment media as a method of temporally escaping from the environment of their respective households.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2004

Author dc:creator

• Lowdermilk, John Lloyd

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bullock, Lyndal M.
• Albarran, Alan B.
• Fritch, Ron
• Combes, Bertina H.

• Television and children.
• Mass media and children.
• Television -- Psychological aspects.
• Mentally ill children.
• Emotional problems of children.
• traditional entertainment media
• emotional disorders
• television viewing
• classroom behavior
• elementary-aged children

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Lowdermilk, John Lloyd, III
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 56794935
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4594/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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