Abstract
The perceived reality of television among Mexican children is examined, with 300 children in Mexico City schools as respondents. The prediction of perceived reality from real life experiences, exposure to and functions and gratifications of television, demographics, and interpersonal contact is attempted, and the relationship between perceived reality and the child's aggressive predispositions is explored. Similarities and dissimilarities are outlined between the findings with the Mexican sample and the findings of an earlier, similar study of American children. In both cultures, the influence of significant others and the use of TV for companionship significantly predict perceived reality. Various differences between the two cultures (e.g., the importance of the level of abstraction for the referent in the American sample and not in the Mexican study) are discussed.
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