Influence of Media Violence on Children and Youth

Mediji u današnje vrijeme imaju veliku ulogu u svakodnevnom životu svih ljudi, a u posljednje vrijeme posebice djece i mladih. Prema nekim istraživanjima djeca provode više vremena pred tv ekranima i računalom nego u školskim klupama. Vrijeme koje je provedeno pred svim tim ekranima jako je bitno jer mediji su sve više i više puni nasilja koje onda ta djeca i mladi svakodnevno upijaju. Upravo taj problem središnja je tema čestih rasprava o negativnim učincima medija na djecu i mlade. Brojni znanstvenici pokušali su različitim teorijama objasniti učinak medijskog nasilja, no nijedna teorija dosad nije uspjela u potpunosti dokazati postoji li doista povezanost medijskog nasilja i agresivnog ponašanja djece i mladih. Međutim, veliki broj provedenih istraživanja ipak je pokazao kako generalno djeca koja češće i duže gledaju nasilne scene pokazuju više agresivnog ponašanja prema svojoj okolini nego ona koja ne gledaju.The media today have a major role in the everyday life of all people, and lately, especially children and young people. According to some research, children spend more time in front of television screens and computers than in school benches. The time that has been spent in front of all these screens is very important because the media are full of violence that these children and young people absorb daily. This is the central theme of frequent discussions on the negative effects of media on children and young people. Numerous scholars have tried to explain the effect of media violence with various theories, but no theory has so far been able to fully prove whether there is a real connection between media violence and aggressive behavior of children and young people. However, a large number of studies have shown that generally children who are more likely to see violent scenes show more aggressive behavior toward their surroundings than those who are less exposed to such content