Parenthood and Media: Television Influences College Students’ Perceptions of Parenthood
| dc.contributor.advisor | Harman, Marsha J. | |
| dc.creator | Giacona, Amber | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-26T18:07:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-26T18:07:05Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2018-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-04-11 | |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2018 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-04-26T18:09:16Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | More couples are opting to delay childbearing or skip it altogether (Mather & Lavery, 2010). The shift in the parenthood dynamics may be due to social influence from media or television. Using Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Theory and Brofenbrenner’s (1979) ecological systems theory as a basis, the current study sought to understand the link between immediate changes in parenthood perception and television. College students were asked to take a baseline Perceptions of Parenting Inventory (POPI), watch either a positive, negative, or neutral television show, and then complete the POPI a second time. Two weeks later, the participants were asked to complete the POPI a third time. Results showed that there were no differences across inventories for the positive or negative groups, but that the neutral group had a positive increase from the immediate to delayed inventories. Implications and reasoning for these results were discussed. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2350 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | parenting perceptions | |
| dc.subject | media | |
| dc.subject | television | |
| dc.subject | POPI | |
| dc.title | Parenthood and Media: Television Influences College Students’ Perceptions of Parenthood | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology & Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Sam Houston State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |
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