%0 Journal Article
%T Parental Influence on Adolescent Preference for Television Public Affairs Content: A South Korean Panel Study
%A Minchul Kim
%J Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
%@ 2161-430X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1077699018754910
%X In this study, I examined parental influence on the development of preference for television public affairs content as a component of political socialization that empowers adolescents to acquire information about politics and civic affairs. A pooled sample (N = 795) constructed from multiple survey waves (2011-2014) from the annual Korean Media Panel Study was used for the data analysis. The findings showed that mothers¡ªnot fathers¡ªhad an influence on adolescent preference for public affairs content regardless of their children¡¯s gender. The study thus unmasked a gendered mechanism of parental influence on adolescent television habits
%K public affairs content preference
%K political socialization
%K parental influence
%K South Korea
%K panel study
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077699018754910