. "1 Introduction." Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth: Improving Methods and Measures, Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth: Improving Methods and Measures - Workshop Summary
<http://www.bocyf.org/030206.html>. It begins with an examination of the potential impact of media exposure, followed by a description of the basic research questions and the methods currently used to study them. Methodological questions and challenges and theoretical approaches are described; they are discussed from the perspective of other kinds of epidemiological research. The report closes with a discussion of future directions for the field.