Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children

Citation

Nazari, Mohammad Reza and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Osman, Mohd Nizam and Yasin, Megat Al-Imran and Parhizkar, Saadat (2013) Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children. British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science, 3 (4). pp. 519-531. ISSN 2278-0998

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between television program genre and aggression behaviour in primary school students. The results of the survey revealed a significant relationship between watching movies with action genre and aggression level among students (p<0.05). Finding indicated that there was no difference between mean of aggression level among children who interested in particular type of TV programs, except animation which showed a significant difference (p<0.05). In conclusion current study provides additional evidence to support that content of television programs particularly its genre is very important in shaping the children behavior. As a new perspective, focus on genre as an important element in producing of television programs could be helpful for authorities.

Download File

Preview

PDF (Abstract)
Influence of Television Programs Genre on Violent Behaviour among Young Children.pdf
Download (6kB) | Preview

Official URL or Download Paper: http://sciencedomain.org/abstract/1875

Additional Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4765
Publisher:	Sciencedomain International
Keywords:	Aggression; Genre; Primary school; Students
Depositing User:	Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2015 03:41
Last Modified:	26 Nov 2015 03:41
Altmetrics:	http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4765
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27912
Statistic Details:	View Download Statistic

Actions (login required)

View Item