Publications
Publication details [#49474]
Marske, Amy Lee, Barbara J. Wilson and Nicole Martins. 2005. Children's and Parents' Fright Reactions to Kidnapping Stories in the News. Communication Monographs 72 (1) : 46–70. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Routledge
Annotation
This study explores parental and child fright reactions to child kidnapping news stories. The results are discussed in terms of cultivation theory and developmental differences in children's information processing.