A matter of style? Exploring the effects of parental mediation styles on early adolescents’ media violence exposure and aggression

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Highlights：

• Previous research has found mixed effects of parental mediation on youths’ behavior.

• We investigated whether the communicative style of parental mediation matters.

• Autonomy-supportive restriction was related to lower media violence and aggression.

• Inconsistent restriction was related to higher media violence exposure and aggression.

• Theoretical and methodological next steps for parental mediation research are identified.

摘要

•Previous research has found mixed effects of parental mediation on youths’ behavior.•We investigated whether the communicative style of parental mediation matters.•Autonomy-supportive restriction was related to lower media violence and aggression.•Inconsistent restriction was related to higher media violence exposure and aggression.•Theoretical and methodological next steps for parental mediation research are identified.

论文关键词：Active mediation,Aggression,Media violence,Parental mediation,Restrictive mediation

论文评审过程：Received 3 October 2016, Revised 11 January 2017, Accepted 11 January 2017, Available online 16 January 2017, Version of Record 6 February 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.029