In this study, 106 male children/adolescents (aged between 12-17 years, mean: 1S.0± 1.2) who have been sent to the correctional institutes for children at Elazığ were compared with 126 male students (aged betweenl3-18 years, mean: 13.0+1,3) with similar socio-economic levels who didn't commit a crime before, for their media and music preferences and to search for the difference of attitudes
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Before they were sent to the correctional institute at Elazığ, these children/adolescents watched TA’ for 34-39 hours/week while the control subjects have watched TV for 19-26 hours/week. While 51.9% of the convicted children/adolescents preferred movies of war and adventure containing violence, the ratio for the control group was 25.4%.
The significant difference between the two groups showed the role of media on violent behavior. As a conclusion its necessary that the involved authorities should take serious precautions on this issue.
Keywords: Children/adolescent delinquency, violence in media, music and violence.
