The Relationship between the use of Computer Games and Aggression in Children in Ardabil City

Subject Areas : Media Management

ali  jafari ¹ (faculty member)
manzar  movaqar ² (department of social communication sciences, islamic azad university, ardabil branch.)

Received: 1970-01-01 Accepted : 1970-01-01 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: aggression, computer games, violence, type of play, children in Ardabil,

Abstract :

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between use of computer games and aggression in children in Ardabil. The research method of achieving the goal, is functional and correlation - survey and research tool is the questionnaire.The statistical population include allthe8- to12-year- old children of Ardabil (in 1394)that according to registration documents their numberwere 64 209 people. The sampling method in the study was simple random sampling and multistage cluster sampling. The sample size was calculated 398 people using the formula Cochrane. Data collection method was using questionnaire and the data collected then analyzed using SPSS software.Analysis was conducted at two levels: the first level of description where the indexes like frequency indexand ...were used and Level of inferential statistics in which statistical tests, Pearson and regression were used. the results showed that between Independent variables(The time of computer games, Type computer games , The rate of computer games, The violence in computer games, Characters in computer games) and aggression in children strong and direct relationship between parental monitoring of kids computer games and aggression in children and there is a strong inverse relationship. relationship between parental monitoring of kids computer games and aggression in children and there is a strong inverse relationship