The media influence on children’s physical inactivity

Uzorak ovog istraživanja činila su 44 dječaka dobi od 10 do 12 godina. Djeca su intervjuirana a ponuđeni odgovori bili su zatvorenog tipa. Istraživanjem je ispitana učestalost upotrebe medija u radnom tjednu te utjecaj medija na dječju inaktivnost. Rezultati su pokazali da većina djece ima pristup velikom broju medijskih uređaja. Djeca se u svakodnevnom životu značajno više koriste televizijom nego drugim medijima. Prosječno dnevno vrijeme koje ona provode u medijskoj interakciji iznosi 3,86 sati. Djeca preferiraju medijsku zabavu u odnosu na fi zičku aktivnost – 1,84 sata dnevno više provode u medijskoj zabavi nego u slobodnoj igri.The sample of this research encloses 44 boys, aged 10 to 12. The children were interviewed and the offered answers were of closed type. In this research the frequency of weekly media consumption has been investigated including the media infl uence on children’s inactivity. The results have shown that that the majority of children have access to various media devices. Children use television in their everyday life signifi cantly more than other media. The average time children spend in media interaction is 3.86 hours a day. The study has also shown that children prefer media entertainment as opposed to physical activity - they spend 1.84 hours a day more on media entertainment than on classical outdoor games