Stranger danger', 'abduction risks' and 'fear' : media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes

S. K. Bennetts; A. R. Cooklin; J. M. Nicholson; N. J. Hackworth; Julie Green; S. R. Zubrick; S. B. Crawford

doi:10.1111/chso.12659

Stranger danger', 'abduction risks' and 'fear' : media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes

S. K. Bennetts
, A. R. Cooklin
, J. M. Nicholson
, N. J. Hackworth
, Julie Green
, S. R. Zubrick
, S. B. Crawford

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

The media plays a powerful role in shaping health-related attitudes and behaviours. We investigated media reports about children's independent mobility (CIM) and associations with parental attitudes towards CIM. CIM-related media reports (newspaper, online, television) during a 3-month period were extracted from two databases. Concurrent parental attitudes were collected via telephone interview from 1779 parents of children aged 9-15 years. Media reports were overwhelmingly negative: 94% mentioned only risks and 6% mentioned benefits. There was no association between media reports and parental attitudes. Parental CIM attitudes are often complex and pervasive and may not be shifted by media coverage alone.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1846-1864
Number of pages	19
Journal	Children & Society
Volume	37
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12659
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

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