Preadolescents' Emotional and Prosocial Responses to Negative TV News: Investigating the Beneficial Effects of Constructive Reporting and Peer Discussion.

Watching news is important for preadolescents, but it may also harm their well-being. This study examined whether applying insights from positive psychology to news production can reduce this potential harm, by reducing negative emotional responses and enhancing positive emotional responses to negat...

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Published in:	Journal of Youth & Adolescence Vol. 46; no. 9; pp. 2060 - 2073
Main Authors:	Kleemans, Mariska, Schlindwein, Luise, Dohmen, Roos
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Sep2017
Subjects:	Prosocial behavior Peer relations Age factors in well-being Journalistic reporting Television & psychology Psychology Discussion Emotions Press Affinity groups Well-being Children Preteens Television broadcasting of news Negativism Data analysis software Descriptive statistics
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