THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF MEDIA ON CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AGE

Authors

  • ROMAN POPELIUSHKO National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
  • VICTORIA SKOROPAD Private practical psychologist

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31891/PT-2021-2-14

Keywords:

preschool children, aggressiveness, media, Internet, psychological impact

Abstract

The article analyzes some features of the psychological impact of the media on preschool children. It is emphasized that most children can very quickly copy the habits and behavior of a favorite cartoon or movie hero or host of a popular TV show, sing a promotional song, tell what they learned from the media, but this knowledge can also include anyone kind of negative information.

It is stated that in cartoons and movies, video and Internet games the child unconsciously realizes certain needs, so excessive interest in video, Internet and television occurs only in those children who have difficulty adapting to reality, and cannot solve these difficulties in real life.

It is also emphasized that it is necessary to pay attention to special techniques that are often used in foreign cartoons and which can put a child in a hypnotic state.

As a result of the analysis of the psychological impact of the media on preschool children, it can be noted that after numerous and lengthy studies, using a variety of methods and techniques, the degree of media influence on aggressive behavior of children is not yet fully understood. Also emphasized that these studies are fragmented (and sometimes not scientific), systematic character. However, some arguments and facts speak in favor of the fact that the media certainly affect the human psyche, in particular, provoke its aggressive behavior (especially in the case of preschool children).

It is emphasized that the process of analyzing the psychological impact of the media on preschool children is gaining momentum every year, so a deeper study of the psychological impact of the media on the emergence of aggression in preschool children, requires detailed research and improvement of methods and techniques to correct this aggression.

Published

2021-11-10

How to Cite

POPELIUSHKO, R., & SKOROPAD, V. (2021). THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF MEDIA ON CHILDREN OF PRESCHOOL AGE. Psychology Travelogs, (2), 158–172. https://doi.org/10.31891/PT-2021-2-14

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