CORRELATION OF CHILD'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AND TELEVISION EXPOSURE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN AL AHSA, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

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Objective: establishing a clear and direct correlation between the aggressive behaviors of the children and the exposure to TV violent programs. Method: 593 children represented the main sample of this research. 51,5% of the sample are males, whereas 48,5% are females. They had ages among 6 and 13 years old. They are residents in Al-Ahsa region (2016). The qui-square test was the main tool to check the influence of the TV watching by children and their aggressive actions. Results: Almost all the respondents (99,3%), reported watching TV, most of them reported watching TV 2hours per day (33,4%) , while the most of the children (43,7%) esteemed to watch TV a period that exceeds 4 hrs / week. Data analysis prevailed that Children's the TV exposure was not related to children's behavior according to parents (p=0,379) and teachers (p=0,078). Conclusion: Although this research detected a lowproportion of aggressive children, the aggressive behavior is still a recurrent broad global problem that should be reported and treated in early ages. This can happen through reducing the exposure to media as it the key reason for the growth of violence among children.

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[Muslem AlBesher, Mustafa Alqattan , Abdulhadia lmubarak , Maryam Al Besher, Haidar Al Habrati , Taleb Al Buali, Haidar Al Muhanna , Manea Almunjem and Abdulmonem Alismail. (2017); CORRELATION OF CHILD'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AND TELEVISION EXPOSURE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN AL AHSA, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 1762-1770] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Muslem Adel AlBesher
(1,3) ophthalmology resident at AlJaber Eye and ENT Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (2,5,6) general practitioner at ministry of health, kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (4) Post-graduated student, medical college at King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (7,9) ENT resident at AlJaber Eye and ENT Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (6) clinical pharmacist, at AlJaber Eye and ENT Hospital, kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2946      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2946

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