1. Which came first? Assessing transactional relationships between children’s violent media use and ADHD-related behaviors
- Author
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Ine Beyens, Patti M. Valkenburg, Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, Youth & Media Entertainment (ASCoR, FMG), Bestuursstaf, FMG, and Communication
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Linguistics and Language ,Longitudinal study ,Communication ,05 social sciences ,050801 communication & media studies ,050109 social psychology ,Language and Linguistics ,Structural equation modeling ,Developmental psychology ,0508 media and communications ,Transactional leadership ,Media use ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Random intercept ,Panel data - Abstract
This longitudinal study investigated transactional relationships between violent media use and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)–related behaviors among young children (ages 4-8 years). To investigate study hypotheses, we employed a random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) using structural equation modeling with panel data from 890 children. Results provided evidence in support of a media selection process rather than media effects process, whereby an increase in a child’s ADHD-related behaviors predicted an increase in the child’s violent media use 1 year later. Results indicated that this longitudinal relationship was accounted for by within-child fluctuations over time rather than stable between-child differences. The findings highlight the importance of investigating transactional relationships as well as distinguishing between-person and within-person relationships.
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- 2020