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fear reactions  

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  • Children and adults often feel fear while being exposed to the media, and that fear can last for varying lengths of time after the exposure. Violence is a typical source of media-induced fears, but other images and themes also provoke fear in viewers, and there are important developmental differences in this regard. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Fear Reactions]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/fear_reactions

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