Children below age 13 experienced more fright-related feelings and more concern for their

personal safety than adolescents did. Children who were heavy viewers of TV news also were
more frightened. Parents rated themselves as more upset by the stories than their children
were. Parents' fright responses and coping strategies were more prevalent among those who
paid close attention to the high-profile news stories and those who regularly viewed TV series
about missing persons. The findings are discussed in terms of cultivation theory and
developmental differences in how children process information.

Now, the question is as to whether the act of the accused in taking PW-2 will amount to kidnapping.
One of the essential ingredients of the offence of kidnapping is that the victim should not have
attained the age of 18 years. Similarly, in order to attract any offence under the provisions of the
POCSO Act, it should be proved by the prosecution that as on the date of the commission of the
crime, she was a child. The term ?child" has been defined in Section 2(d) of the Act, which states that
child means, any person below the age of 18 years. Thus, for the purpose of the offence of kidnapping
as well as for any offence under the POCSO Act, the age of PW-2 should be proved to be below 18
years as on the crucial date.