Abstract
This is a correlational survey research which was carried out to find out if gender is a moderator of the association between exposure to violent media contents and aggressive behaviour in a sample of Nigerian in-school adolescents. The respondents were 603 senior secondary class 2 adolescents in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. Two self-report questionnaires measuring violent media contents consumption and aggressive behaviour respectively were used for collection of data. Chart, partial correlation, and regression statistics were utlized to analyze and interpret the data. The research hypothesis was considered significant at .05 probability level. Results indicate that, to a very high extent, gender moderated the relationship between exposure to violent media contents and aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents. Also, it was found that gender significantly moderated the relationship between exposure to violent media contents and aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents. It is recommended that Nigerian secondary schools should initiate and promote gender-friendly and gender-transformative school-based interventions that would help mitigate aggression among in-school adolescents.
Highlights
Gender determines our perception of men and women and the way they are expected to reason and behave
To a very high extent, gender moderated the relationship between exposure to violent media contents and aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents
It was found that gender significantly moderated the relationship between exposure to violent media contents and aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents
Summary
Gender determines our perception of men and women and the way they are expected to reason and behave. Gender determines what is expected, allowed and valued in a woman or a man in a given context (Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, 2005; Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, 2001). Kirsh and Olczak (2002) observed that gender could influence the relationship between violent media contents consumption and aggressive behaviour. Among Nigerian in-school adolescents, aggressive behaviour is often displayed through bullying, knife attack, arson, and peer victimization (Adefunke, 2010; Aluede 2011; Obikeze & Obi, 2015). The fact that violent media contents consumption seem to be an everyday issue for the Nigerian in-school adolescents necessitated this study
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