Analysis of Media Reports: Effects of Witnessing and Experiencing Violence Increase Children Aggressive Behavior
Media operates as a communication platform for transmitting information to desire audience. The information published should gather interests from the readers and own the certain degree of influences. The release of latest news no matter is local or global in research is first received by the public through the media. Generally most of the population only update themselves through media and not further investigate on the research. Hence, media holds powerful influencing factors to the public by representing as the first source of information disseminator. The capabilities of the media should not be undermined for its impact on the social reality. In this research essay, the objective is to address the concerns on whether the research article was falsely reported or misinterpreted in media reports. A research article on human development was abstracted from Science Daily (Appendix A)-a news website- discussing about the influences of violence on children.
The study has been conducted by Orue, Bushman, Calvete, Thomaes, Castro and Hutterman(2011) about the effects of exposure to violence on children’s aggressive behaviour also been published at the science website to interest audience. Orue et al. (2011) indicated that children who are exposed to violence no matter are victimization in media, in school, in neighbourhood and at home or experienced violence themselves will influence their perspective on violence. In this study, Orue et al.(2011) tested the hypothesis that experiencing violence as a victim (eg.“ how often has somebody hit you at home?”) and children who were witnessing violence (eg. “ how often have you seen somebody hitting another person at school?”) will increase the aggressive behaviour of children. The question will be assessed by using 21-item Exposure to Violence Scale. Researches also test the normative aggression beliefs of children by asking some kind of question (eg. “sometimes you have to hit others because they deserve it”) whether the
The study has been conducted by Orue, Bushman, Calvete, Thomaes, Castro and Hutterman(2011) about the effects of exposure to violence on children’s aggressive behaviour also been published at the science website to interest audience. Orue et al. (2011) indicated that children who are exposed to violence no matter are victimization in media, in school, in neighbourhood and at home or experienced violence themselves will influence their perspective on violence. In this study, Orue et al.(2011) tested the hypothesis that experiencing violence as a victim (eg.“ how often has somebody hit you at home?”) and children who were witnessing violence (eg. “ how often have you seen somebody hitting another person at school?”) will increase the aggressive behaviour of children. The question will be assessed by using 21-item Exposure to Violence Scale. Researches also test the normative aggression beliefs of children by asking some kind of question (eg. “sometimes you have to hit others because they deserve it”) whether the