Christakis Dimitri A, Zimmerman Frederick J
Child Health Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98115-8160, USA.
Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):993-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-3244.
The effect of violent television programming on preschoolers' behaviors is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that exposure to violent television viewing when children are 2 to 5 years of age would be associated with antisocial behavior at ages 7 to 10.
Data were derived from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Our primary outcome was being in the 88th percentile of the Behavioral Problem Index antisocial subdomain. Our primary predictor was exposure to violent screen content.
Data were available for 184 boys and 146 girls at both time periods. Adjusting for baseline Behavioral Problem Index scores and age, parental education, maternal depression, and cognitive and emotional support, violent television programming was associated with an increased risk for antisocial behavior for boys but not for girls. Neither educational nor nonviolent programming was associated with increased risk for boys or girls.
Viewing of violent programming by preschool boys is associated with subsequent aggressive behavior. Modifying the content that is viewed by young children may be warranted.
暴力电视节目对学龄前儿童行为的影响尚未得到充分理解。本研究的目的是检验这一假设：儿童在2至5岁时接触暴力电视节目会与7至10岁时的反社会行为相关。
数据来自收入动态面板研究。我们的主要结果是处于行为问题指数反社会子领域的第88百分位。我们的主要预测因素是接触暴力屏幕内容。
在两个时间段都有184名男孩和146名女孩的数据。在对基线行为问题指数得分、年龄、父母教育程度、母亲抑郁以及认知和情感支持进行调整后，暴力电视节目与男孩反社会行为风险增加相关，但与女孩无关。教育节目和非暴力节目均与男孩或女孩的风险增加无关。
学龄前男孩观看暴力节目与随后的攻击行为相关。可能有必要对幼儿观看的内容进行调整。
