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November 04, 2009
Television and aggression linked in young children.
HealthDay (11/2, Gordon) reported that, according to a study published in the Nov. issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, "television viewing is linked to aggression in young children."
In fact, in a study of "3,128 children born between 1998 and 2000," researchers from the University of Albany School of Public Health found that "for every hour that a child watched TV directly, aggression went up 0.16 on a scale of zero to 30," while "for a TV being on in the house, it was 0.09."
WebMD (11/2, Wilbert) reported that "most mothers in the study -- about 65% -- reported that their children were watching more than two hours per day." In addition to "direct TV viewing time, children were indirectly exposed to the TV for five hours on average on a typical day." The study authors theorized that "children who see violence on television become desensitized to it; parents who don't have limits on television may be less likely to have other rules, such as regular bedtimes; and when children are watching television, they are not participating in other activities that may benefit their social development, such as playing."
Related Links:
- TV May Increase Aggression in Toddlers
," Serena Gordon, HealthDay, November 2, 2009.
- TV Linked to More Child Aggression," Caroline Wilbert, WebMD Health News, November 2, 2009.
Posted by admin at November 4, 2009 08:56 PM