La violencia en la televisión nacional y la percepción de los niños

Abstract

IntroductionThis paper examines the perception of violence in Colombian television, by school between seven and twelve years of age, socioeconomic stratum two, three and four. Method: The authors made 190 interviews and two focus groups. The analysis sought to understand the most important factors affecting the perception of violence on TV. ResultsChildren spend an average of four hours per day watching television, while leisure activities and dialogue with parents is low, also identified in the TV violence. 61% of children are exposed to the content of programs broadcast by television without the guidance of another person or company during the day after the school. The 62% say don't imitate behaviors or attitudes of the characters presented in television programs, 75% of children reported frequent fights between family members. ConclusionIt is pertinent to note here for the discussion, among the children studied concur a risk factors for the use of patterns of violence: The high number of hours that go alone to the television, along with the high incidence of violence family environment. The parents appear in the study as a major source of aggression towards children, while expression of affection and play activities with them are. This context of TV consumption offers greater risk then to incorporate aggressive scripts.