Parental involvement, children's television viewing habits, and children's social skills: A multivariate-correlational study

Date of Publication

2009

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Ma. Caridad H. Tarroja

Defense Panel Member

Adrianne John R. Galang

Abstract/Summary

A multivariate-correlational research design was employed to determine relationships between children's television viewing habits, degree of parental involvement in children's television viewing, and children's social skills. Children's television viewing habits are broken down into three variables, namely, amount of exposure to television, viewing privatization, and type of television shows preferred. Cluster sampling was used as sampling procedure. Respondents were 132 parent-child dyads residing in Metro Manila or Quezon City and belonging to middle and upper socio-economic levels. Children were 7 to 10 years old and were grades two, three, and four students of a private school in Manila. Three instruments were constructed for data gathering: (1) Parental Involvement for Child Television Usage Scale, (2) Children's Television Viewing Habits Survey, and (3) Children's Social Skills Survey. Significant correlations were found between the following variables: (1) Parental Involvement and Type of TV Shows Preferred (r=+0.24), (2) Type of TV Shows Preferred and Children's Social Skills (r=+0.31), and (3) Amount of Exposure to Television and Children's Social Skills (r=-0.15). Results of multiple regression analysis indicated that Type of Television Shows Preferred is the best predictor for Children's Social Skills.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU15037

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

144 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Parent and child--Philippines; Parental influences-- Philippines; Television and children--Philippines; Mass media and children--Philippines; Social skills in children--Philippines; Child development-- Philippines

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