World of Psychology

Study: Children Who Watch TV More Likely to Bully

By John M Grohol PsyD
April 7, 2005

Study: Children Who Watch TV More Likely to Bully

The more television 4-year-old children watch the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a U.S. study said Monday.

At the same time, children whose parents read to them, take them on outings and just generally pay attention to them are less likely to become bullies, said the report from the University of Washington.

Bullying can now be added “to the list of potential negative consequences of excessive television viewing along with obesity, inattention and other types of aggression,” said Frederick Zimmerman who led the research.


1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

One Comment to
“Study: Children Who Watch TV More Likely to Bully”

Join the Conversation! Post a Comment:


(Required, will be published)

(Required, but will not be published)

(Optional)


    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 7 Apr 2005

 


Recent Comments
  • Scott Volltrauer: I enjoyed this article and saved it for a client. I felt that she would appreciate it’s...
  • Dee: Bonnie, I am sorry if you feel like anything I have said hurts you. This is not my intention. I do feel for you...
  • Allison: It IS unethical for a therapist to drop you without notice. A therapist *supposedly) is trained to handle...
  • vivalaleta: Have any studies been done to ascertain whether the correlation between bipolarity and these suicides...
  • men.attracted.to.women: Hi pleasant post. I believe these points might be structural too. Now the solid pick up lines...
Article Tools
Bookmark
Print
Email Friend


Stumble It!


Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter


Users Online: 1431
Join Us Now!




Follow us on Twitter!

Find us on Facebook!