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Abstract
Young population including children, represents more than a quarter of the world’s population during the stage of human development, and risk-taking and violent behaviors are prevaling among this group of people. violence prevalence in television, videogames and movies has been considered among the factors mentioned as causing aggressive behavior among young people. Aim: Assess the impact of media violence on behavior of primary school children. Setting: Two primary schools in Shebin El Kom at menoufya governorate (Meet Mousa A males and El Shahid Ahmed Goda), Egypt. Sample: A multi stage random sample was used. The total number of students was 320 in third and fourth grade in these two schools. Tools: First tool, An interviewing questionnaire sheet. Second tool, Scale for violent media. Third tool, Anxiety scale for children. Fourth tool, aggression scale for children. Results: (52.4%) of the studied children were in age group of 8 to less than 10 years, (53.8%) of them were female, 64.4%like fighting and beating programs, 61.3% like the games with full violence, near than half of them watching TV and had an effect on homework performance , (58.2%) of them were had one TV at home and (79.8%) of them were had computer or play station. There was a statistical significant relation between violent media (preferable player/artist), (preferable computer/video games), (preferable cinema/computer films) and degree of aggression in the studied children. There was statistical significant relation between violent media (Preferable computer/video games) and degree of anxiety in the studied children. Conclusion: The majority of the studied children preferred non-violent player/artist and more than two thirds of them preferred non-violent computers/video games and cinema’s/computer’s films. Also, less than one quarter of the children had verbal and physical aggression. Moreover, less than one quarter of the children had total aggression. More than three quarters of the children had mild aggression. Furthermore, more than half of the studied children reported severe anxiety followed by moderate anxiety level. Recommendations: An educational program should be developed for parents to increase awareness regarding negative effect of media violence on children.
Key words: Media Violence, Primary School Children Behaviors.