July Research Roundup
What I'm reading this month, in 3 minutes or less
Are you someone who likes learning about the latest research in psychology, technology, and parenting? Are you, however, too busy to go digging through academic journals, pouring over hundreds of pages of scientific jargon and statistics?
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Each month, I do the work for you, combing through the research to bring you recent studies that caught my interest—in 3 minutes or less.
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For our July research roundup, we’ve got three studies, covering:
Parents’ media rules for young kids (under 4)
Self-relevant research (i.e., “me-search”) in psychology
Pet ownership and attitudes in the U.S.
Let’s dive in!
1. Parents’ rules for media use in young kids
What rules (if any) are parents setting for their 2-year-olds around tablet and TV use? Do those rules influence kids’ media behaviors later on?