Influence of television programs genre on violent behaviour among young children

• Main Authors: Nazari, Mohammad Reza, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Osman, Mohd Nizam, Yasin, Megat Al-Imran, Parhizkar, Saadat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciencedomain International 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27912/1/Influence%20of%20Television%20Programs%20Genre%20on%20Violent%20Behaviour%20among%20Young%20Children.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27912/; http://sciencedomain.org/abstract/1875

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.