Children are more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward others.
Children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others and eventually regard violent behavior as normal.
The repetitive scripts of violent programs narrow the range and originality of a child's verbal expression at a time when the development of language is critically important.
Viewing media violence limits children's imaginations.
L. Rowell Huesmann of Iowa State University found that media violence most affects children of both genders aged 2-11.
CONCLUSION: L. Rowell Huesmann of Iowa State University found that media violence most affects children of both genders aged 2-11.
Media violence and children in America is worth studying because many adults don't realize that:
Prime-time television shows depict an average of 5 to 6 violent acts per hour, and Saturday morning children's programs show an average of 20 to 25 violent acts. Children growing up today spend an enormous amount of time glued to the TV screen. They average 35 hours per week of screen time, either watching TV or playing video games. Children in the United States watch an average of 3 to 5 hours of television each day. Only 10% of children's viewing time is spent watching children's television. The other 90% is spent watching programs designed for adults. (www.actagainstviolence.com/medviolence.html)
With syndication and cable, programs previously first-run after the 'family hour' due to adult content, now run during the afternoon and evening dinner hours without content revision, exposing children not only to violent content, but to adult and mature sexual and lifestyle themes they would otherwise not be exposed to on children's programming or during the 'family hour'. This analysis will present how television violence is affecting children of all ages identifying some specific problems and facts associated with repeated viewing of medi...