Review for "Moderating effects of socio‐ecological factors on the relationship between adolescent exposure to media violence and attitudes towards school bullying"

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Factors ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Media Violence ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adolescent Exposure

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Exposure to Media Violence and School Bullying in Jordan

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesrin N. Abu Baker ◽  
Saleh Nasser Ayyd
Keyword(s):  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Media Violence ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Physical Bullying ◽  
The Relationship

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between exposure to media violence and bullying among school students in Jordan.METHOD: A cross-sectional, correlational design and a self-reported questionnaire were used to answer research questions. A multistage, stratified random sampling was utilized to recruit a sample of 550 students from eight governmental educational directorates in a large governorate in Jordan. A self-reported questionnaire included demographic data, Media Violence Exposure scale, and School Bullying scale was distributed.RESULTS: Prevalence of school bullying was 47%. There was a positive correlation between media violence exposure and school bullying (r=.549); significantly more boys reported exposure to media violence, perpetrating of school bullying in general, and perpetrating of physical bullying in particular than girls (p=.00). While significantly more girls reported perpetrating of relational bullying than boys (p=.00). Media violence viewing time explained 42% of variance in school bullying scores.CONCLUSION: The findings call urgent need for intervention programs tailored by specialized health professionals to combat the consequences of this growing phenomenon.

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