Journal of Children and Media

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Children and Media is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Predictors of children’s and young people’s digital engagement in informational, communication, and entertainment activities: findings from ten European countries46
Representation of refugee characters and experiences in children’s animated television: Missed opportunities and hopes30
Youth in the crossfire: Polarization and fast-changing media environments26
Going gray for gains: Exploring the role of monochrome displays in enhancing children’s well-being in India25
Correction25
Systematic review: Characteristics and outcomes of in-school digital media literacy interventions, 2010-202119
Audio description as a tool for supporting emotion processing in autistic children: Results of an eye-tracking study on randomised Polish participants aged 5–1219
Investigating the role of social media and news media in pro-environmental behaviors over time: An application of the general learning model among Belgian adolescents19
Toddlers and the Telly: A latent profile analysis of children’s television time and content and behavioral outcomes one year later in the U.S.16
Is this a return to normal? Longitudinal trajectories of child screen and problematic media use across the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States15
“In your face!”: Do family communication patterns influence U.S. tween’s imitation of disrespectful talk and behavior found in their favorite television shows?15
Integrating values into the social learning process: The occupational world in children’s television shows in Israel14
The road to addiction (might be) paved with good intentions: Motives for social media use and psychological distress among early adolescents14
Parental digital mediation: Restriction and enablement during the COVID-19 lockdown among low SES parents in Lima, Peru14
A bifactor model of U.S. parents’ attitudes regarding mediation for the digital age13
Characters’ realism, not familiarity, improved Chinese children’s learning from video13
Evolution or revolution? Reflecting on what JOCAM at 18 reveals about our field12
Revealing the interplay between digital media use and affective well-being across developmental stages: Results of an experience sampling study with Austrian adolescents12
Let’s get critical! The effects of facilitated peer discussions on Dutch adolescents’ perceptions of risk behavior in entertainment media and real life11
Effect of co-engagement with a conversational agent on children’s video story comprehension and learning transfer: The role of children’s utterances11
Exploring adolescents’ vulnerability and resilience to online risks in Trinidad and Tobago10
Digital ethics of care and digital citizenship in UK primary schools: Children as interviewers9
Socioeconomic disparities in Swiss children’s use of digital technology: A typological approach based on parental reports9
Under the influence of (alcohol)influencers? A qualitative study examining Belgian adolescents’ evaluations of alcohol-related Instagram images from influencers9
Deconstructing gender and media: A mixed methods study with U.S. early adolescents9
U.S. adolescents’ daily social media use and well-being: Exploring the role of addiction-like social media use8
When screens are everywhere you look: Contemporary media ecologies in the United States8
Assessing the state of media literacy policy in U.S. K-12 schools7
Quantifying intimacy: How datafied parenting practices reconfigure intimacy-making in urban China7
Understanding the Media in Young Children’s Lives: An Introduction to the Key Debates (1st ed.) Understanding the Media in Young Children’s Lives: A7
The youth social media literacy inventory: Development and validation using item response theory in the US6
Contesting the framing of digital risk: An analysis of Australian children’s experiences6
The paradox of play: How Dutch children develop digital literacy via offline engagement with digital media6
Remote observation of hands-on problem solving among preschool children: Methodological challenges and solutions6
Respecting children`s rights in research ethics and research methods5
Parent problematic media use, child reactivity, and income: Context for parents’ use of media emotion regulation strategies in the United States5
Research brief: early adolescents’ perceptions of the motivations and consequences of sharing passwords with friends in Belgium5
How do Canadian parents evaluate numeracy content in math apps for young children?5
Social chatbots and minors: Challenges and opportunities to explore in future research5
The interplay between sensationalism and scientific information framing: Examining the representation of screen time research online and on social media in the United States5
Empowering narratives: Understanding consent, personal boundaries, and body autonomy in US children’s picture books5
Do parental control tools fulfil family expectations for child protection? A rapid evidence review of the contexts and outcomes of use5
Research brief: A quantitative content analysis to explore work value portrayals among characters in Belgian adolescents’ favorite TV series4
Children’s perceptions of scary news in Belgium: Examining parental mediation and consolation strategies from their perspective4
Parent and clinician perspectives on the ethics of extended reality technologies for neurodivergent children in the U.S.4
Bridging the cultures of research and practice: The global evolution of Sesame Street ’s playful problem-solving curriculum4
Parental mediation and problematic media use among U.S. children with disabilities and their non-disabled siblings during the COVID-19 pandemic4
Roadblocks and resistance: Digital mediation as a process of calibration among U.S. parents of adolescents4
Parental mediation and the relational practices of negotiation and resistance: Insights from a qualitative panel study from Germany4
Parents talking algorithms: Navigating datafication and family life in digital societies,4
The state of parental mediation research: A review of Media parenting: Theory and research on parent, child, and media interactions4
Assessing Belgian adolescents’ negative digital experiences in everyday life: The mundane digital harms scale4
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