Authors : Prachi Bohra , Dr. Vikas Kumar Sharma & Dr. Deepa Pandey

Published in International Journal of academic research and innovative ideas in education

Abstract

The last decade has witnessed profound changes on how children use the media and its violent content. On the other hand, there is an alarming boost in the antagonistic behavior of children and juvenile delinquency rates in India. The effect of media violence on aggressive behavior among children has become a serious emotional and psychological issue as well. This study aims to see the effect of media violence on the aggression level in children (6-12 yrs).

The study was conducted on a sample of school going children N = 100 (male and female) by administering the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The study follows Expost Facto Research Design to draw interface regarding relationship between the variables i.e. exposure to media violence and aggressive behavior.

To test the hypothesis Independent Sample T-test is applied. The difference between two groups is considered to be extremely statistically significant with the P Value 0.0001. Thus, proper intervention strategies must be employed by parents, teachers, counselors and media makers in order to minimize the effect of media violence on aggressive behaviors in children.