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effects of interactive media  

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  • Although interactive media, such as video and computer games and the Internet, have rapidly gained prominence as leisure activities among children, research into their effects is still very much in its infancy. Most of the research up until now has focused on video and computer games, with only a few studies looking at different Internet applications. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Interactive Media, Effects of]

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