ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how exposure to screen technologies impacts children's emotional development. After a brief review of how children develop emotional competence, we examine the role of screen exposure on how children learn about emotions from media messages, as well as how youth use media to regulate their emotions. Next, we briefly review the research that has examined emotional reactions to media portrayals (i.e., fear) and children's emotional attachment to media personae. We conclude with directions for future research.
