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The Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME) is a reliable and valid multidimensional coding system for systematically evaluating the developmental features of children's television programming. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop and validate the Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME), a developmentally informed coding system for systematically analyzing child-directed screen media.

September 10, 2026British Journal of Developmental PsychologyOpen Access

Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood ( FRAME ): A multidimensional coding system for analysing children's media content

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MGMegan GathUniversity of Canterbury CSCara S. SwitUniversity of Canterbury MMMia A. McLeanAuckland University of Technology

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Validation study reveals strong reliability and convergent validity for a multidimensional coding framework across preschool television shows, highlighting new avenues to evaluate media quality.

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To develop and validate the Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood (FRAME), a developmentally informed coding system for systematically analyzing child-directed screen media.
Constructed a multidimensional coding system measuring prosocial, antisocial and aggressive, educational, emotional, cultural, mental state talk, and pacing features.
Applied the framework to older (N = 22) and contemporary (N = 10) television programs viewed by preschool-aged children (2–5 years) in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Evaluated inter-rater reliability across coding dimensions and assessed convergent validity against Common Sense Media ratings.
Inter-rater reliability across all coding dimensions and categories ranged qualitatively from acceptable to excellent.
Convergent validity was demonstrated through correlations with Common Sense Media ratings while providing more differentiated content assessments.

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Gath et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27c0f58559d80afc75985 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.70066

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Validation study reveals strong reliability and convergent validity for a multidimensional coding framework across preschool television shows, highlighting new avenues to evaluate media quality.

Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood ( FRAME ): A multidimensional coding system for analysing children's media content

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Framework for Rating and Assessing Media for Early childhood ( FRAME ): A multidimensional coding system for analysing children's media content

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