Tag: Marie-Louise Mares

Comparison of Smart Display Versus Laptop Platforms for an eHealth Intervention to Improve Functional Health for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

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JMIR Research Protocols (2025) Authors: David Gustafson, Marie-Louise Mares,  Darcie Johnston, John Curtin, Klaren Pe-Romashko,  Gina Landucci Abstract Background: Maintaining functional health, or the ability to live independently, is a primary goal of individuals as they age, but most older adults develop chronic conditions that threaten this goal. Physical activity is a key aspect of …

Using Media to Navigate Identity? U.S. Black Parents’ Encouragement and Selection of Content for their Children

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Human Communication Research (2025) Authors: AnneMarie  McClain, Marie-Louise Mares Abstract: In an online experiment, 498 U.S. Black parents (child aged 3–5, 9–11, 15–17) were randomized to imagine their child had “an okay day” or experienced peer racism. They watched four age-appropriate video trailers that varied in affective tone (positive vs. mixed) and theme (race-related vs. not), rated …

Media as a Locus for Family Ethnic-Racial Socialization: U.S. Youth Report on Discussions and Mutual Mediation

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Media Psychology (2024) Authors: Marie-Louise Mares, Anne Marie McClain, Nicole Martins, McCall Booth, and Yuchi Anthony Chen Abstract: To examine the role of media in family discussions of race and ethnicity, we surveyed a U.S. sample of 834 Asian/Asian American, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous/Native American, and White 10- to 17-year-olds. Based on social relational theory, we …

Children’s perceptions of race and ethnicity in media: a 25-year update to children now

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Link to Publication Journal of Applied Communication Research (2024) Authors: Nicole Martins, Marie-Louise Mares (IDS Affiliate), McCall Booth, Anne Marie McClain Abstract: In 1998, Children Now surveyed 1,200 U.S. 10- to 17-year-olds about TV racial depictions, finding white children reported the most visibility. As a 25-year update, we surveyed 834 U.S. 10- to 17-year-olds: Asian/Asian …