Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children

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). Fin...

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Main Authors: Nazari, Mohammad Reza, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Osman, Mohd Nizam, Yasin, Megat Al-Imran, Parhizkar, Saadat
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Language:English
Published: Sciencedomain International 2013
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author Nazari, Mohammad Reza
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Osman, Mohd Nizam
Yasin, Megat Al-Imran
Parhizkar, Saadat
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Hassan, Md. Salleh
Osman, Mohd Nizam
Yasin, Megat Al-Imran
Parhizkar, Saadat
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description 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.
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spelling upm-279122015-11-26T03:41:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27912/ 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 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. Sciencedomain International 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27912/1/Influence%20of%20Television%20Programs%20Genre%20on%20Violent%20Behaviour%20among%20Young%20Children.pdf 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 http://sciencedomain.org/abstract/1875 10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4765
spellingShingle Nazari, Mohammad Reza
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Osman, Mohd Nizam
Yasin, Megat Al-Imran
Parhizkar, Saadat
Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title_full Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title_fullStr Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title_full_unstemmed Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title_short Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
title_sort influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children
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