Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
- Nazari, Mohammad Reza
- Hassan, Md. Salleh
- Osman, Mohd Nizam
- Yasin, Megat Al-Imran
- Parhizkar, Saadat
DOIAbstract
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 pro...
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