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The mediated wisdom of experience (MWOE) framework posits that eudaimonic entertainment can produce outcomes associated with emotional maturity (e.g. delayed gratification). However, this framework has only been tested with adults. In the current experiment, parents and their 8- to 12-year-old children (N = 230) watched scenes from a popular Pixar movie that featured high or low levels of eudaimonic content (i.e. a bittersweet farewell vs. a humorous interaction). Afterward, they discussed emotional or superficial aspects of the scene (e.g. how characters felt vs. their favorite character). Results indicated that watching the high eudaimonic scene elicited children's mixed emotions, which indirectly enhanced their delayed gratification. However, the significance of these effects depended on how mixed emotions were calculated. Age and conversation condition did not moderate any effects. These results hint at the utility of MWOE for investigating childhood entertainment experiences and highlight important issues with measuring mixed emotions in young audiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An exploratory study surveyed 367 US Black, Latinx, and White parents of children (ages 4–7) and tested theoretical propositions of social identity gratifications theory and multicultural theory to determine the influence of ethnic-racial identity on media selection of ethnic-racial diverse content. The findings partially support both SIG and multicultural theory. Approximately two-thirds of the participants recalled watching a diverse ethnic or racial portrayal in the media with their child. Results indicated that Black and Latinx parents reported stronger ethnic-racial identity relative to White parents. Ethnic-racial identity predicted attitudes but not beliefs toward diverse ethnic and race portrayals; ethnic-racial identity, attitudes, and beliefs predicted media endorsement of such portrayals to their children. Implications for future research on media based ethnic-racial socialization practices are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Media portrayals of the family in children's television programming during the 2005-2006 season in the US. Educational television, mass media interventions, parental mediation, parental self-efficacy, prosocial media Keywords: Educational television; mass media interventions; parental mediation; parental self-efficacy; prosocial media EN Educational television mass media interventions parental mediation parental self-efficacy prosocial media 144 147 4 03/10/22 20220201 NES 220201 Parents are an essential component of research conducted in the field of children, adolescents, and media (CAM). Reevaluating the audience for children's educational media. [Extracted from the article]