The Impact of Television Programs Targeted at Children on Their Psychological Development from Parents' Perspective in Al-Mukalla City Directorate

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of television programs directed at children on their psychological development from the perspective of parents in the Directorate of Al-Mukalla City. The study adopted a descriptive survey methodology. The instrument consisted of (28) items, and its validity and reliability were verified to the extent that met the purposes of this study. The study sample comprised (335) fathers and mothers selected through random sampling. The study yielded several key findings, the most important of which are:

• The level of impact of television programs directed at children on their psychological development in the Directorate of Al-Mukalla City was moderate.
• There were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean responses of the study sample regarding the level of impact of television programs directed at children on their psychological development attributable to the gender variable.
• There were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean responses of the study sample regarding the level of impact of television programs directed at children on their psychological development attributable to the variables of (parents' educational level, child's viewing rate).viewing rate).