Mass communication tool behavior on the effects of TV violence children age group 3-6

Abstract

Purpose: This ongoing study aims to daycare for 3-6 year-old children's frequency of television watching, to determine the content of programs broadcast on television, cartoons, movies and advertisements on children's aggressive behavior to examine the impact of violence. Method: This descriptive study was realized between 13.05.2011-18.05.2011 in independent kindergartens related to the Directorate of National Education in the province of Çorum. It is found with 648 students aging 3-6 going to the nursery school. Aiming at the entire universe, and the data collected at the school is willing to participate in the study sample consisted of 516 students. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by researchers in accordance with the relevant literature. Computer data analysis, percentage, means, and chi-square tests were performed. Findings: Children participated in the study 48.6% of girls and half of the five years old. 92.6% decides which program to watch, watching cartoons consisting violence is 30.6%, violent cartoons. As 59.8% children watching violent cartoons, 62.8% of them violent love the violent characters. The most important reason for this is emphasis on being powerful and children love strong characters thus watch violent cartoons. 100% of the children stated that they want to have super powers, and they wanted to use their power to destroy the wicked. Female students have more tendencies violent than female students (p=0.000). The average age of children deciding how long TV they will follow is getting higher (p<0.005), with which the series follows the relationship between the 3-year-old children of all ages, the high rate of other age groups, followed by children watching violent cartoons (p=0.000). Discussion: This were reported the children of uncontrolled watching television from an early age increased likelihood of becoming addicted to television, adversely affected talent of interpretation- ratiocinate and difficulties that may occur in communication with the environment. This descriptive study was children's learned by imitating, trying to implement what they have learned and imitated by their watching movie characters. Children makes interpretation of series of violent cartoons and movies watched from more emphasis on the strong characters in child. The average age of children deciding how long TV they will follow is getting higher (p<0.005), with which the series follows the relationship between the 3-year-old children of all ages, the high rate of other age groups, followed by children watching violent cartoons (p=0.000). Conclusion: Children being affected by violence is inevitable, children playing games take in the cartoon characters and they attempt to imitate the heroes in cartoons. As a result, they end up with aggressive and anti-social behavior, and turns out to be an aggressive child. As a child health nurse; families' description in importance of the child should not be left watching TV, TV programmers must be selected. Program specialists should select the TV programs for children; mothers and fathers should not consider TV as a means of spending time. Children should not watch programs for adults.