Problem-Solving in TV Shows Popular with Children: Assertion vs. Aggression.

Dominick, Joseph R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ214185

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Publication Date: 1979

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Problem-Solving in TV Shows Popular with Children: Assertion vs. Aggression.

Dominick, Joseph R.; And Others

Journalism Quarterly, v56 n3 p455-63 Fall 1979

A content analysis of the 23 prime time and Saturday morning television programs most popular with children suggested that in prime time programs, assertive and helping behavior were more frequent than aggression in efforts to solve problems, but that the rate of aggression was higher in Saturday programs. (GT)

Descriptors: Aggression, Assertiveness, Childrens Television, Content Analysis, Problem Solving, Television, Television Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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