@article{ref1,
title="Parents' knowledge and beliefs about the impact of exposure to media violence on children's aggression",
journal="Issues in mental health nursing",
year="2018",
author="Al-Ali, Nahla Mansour and Yaghy, Hadeel Said and Shattnawi, Khulood K. and Al-Shdayfat, Noha M.",
volume="39",
number="7",
pages="592-599",
abstract="The current study aimed to assess Jordanian parents' knowledge and beliefs about the effects of violent media on children's aggressive behavior. A sample of 262 parents of children aged 6-11 years completed a Media Quotient questionnaire about children's media habits, media effects, and children's aggressive behavior. Parents reported that their children spend an average of 4.83 h (SD = 2.12) watching TV, 3.20 h (SD = 2.29) playing video games, 1.07 h (SD = 0.88) listening to music, and only 0.52 min (SD = 0.67) reading for pleasure per day. Parents have a moderate level of knowledge about the media effect (M = 15.49, SD = 3.439). Children of parents who have adequate knowledge about the media effect, spend less time watching TV (r = -.355, p <.001), playing video games (r = -.265, p <.001), and listening to music (r = -.347, p <.001). Ninety-two percent (n = 241) of parents were concerned about the amount of sexual and of violent content their children see in movies or on TV. Children who spend more time playing video games (r = -.201, p =.004) show aggressive relational behavior. This study suggests that increasing parents' knowledge of media of evidence-based programs may have a protective effect on children's behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-2840",
doi="10.1080/01612840.2017.1422201",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1422201"
}