Media Violence And Children s Behavior Within The...

Daly, L. A., Perez, L. M. (2009). Exposure to Media Violence and Other Correlates of Aggressive Behavior in Preschool Children. Early Childhood Research Practice, 11(2), n2. Problem Statement: This experiment looks at the link between children’s behavior within the classroom and violent images viewed on television. Unlike similar experiments, this study looks at the self-regulation that is associated with classroom play behaviors. Literature Review: The article presents an issue with exposure to media violence. Children ages 2-18 watch an average of twenty-six hours a week of television. Sixty percent of programs being watched display violence. Children exposed to aggressive scenarios are likely to imitate those behaviors. Children†¦show more content†¦Research Approach/Method: 70 children from seven preschools participated in the experiment. Of the 70 children, 32 were females, and 38 were males. The researchers used a Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale to measure the child’s self-regulation. In each classroom, the teacher would monitor the children with the given TABS regulation sheet. The sheet categorized the children’s behavior based on a number system for behavioral difficulties, such as hypersensitive or overactive. The experiment also used other survey methods to track the surrounding environments. The participants were given an Early Childhood Rating Scale-Revised for t he quality of each classroom. The parents of the children were administered a Parent Survey for information based on living situations. The teachers were also given a Teacher Survey to learn more about their experiences. A researcher videotaped the children’s play for 3 months. The preschool rooms were visited for 3 hours each morning for 5 days a week to examine the children during free playing time. Different areas of play came into factor when recording their play behavior. The experimenter monitored the block corner, and the dress-up corner during indoor play. The sandbox and playground equipment was monitored during outdoor play. The researchers divided children’s behavior by the amount of time he or she was observed to calculate their scores. Results: The