Mídia televisiva, desenvolvimento sócio-afetivo e estilo de vida de crianças do ensino fundamentalTelevision media, socio-affective development, and lifestyle in children at elementary school

Abstract

Considerando que as novelas participam no espaco domestico familiar quase como um membro da familia e que ocupam o escasso tempo livre que poderia ser usado para promover o dialogo, o objetivo deste estudo foi descrever os habitos da crianca em relacao a televisao e o que os pais consideram sobre isto. O intuito foi avaliar os possiveis impactos no estilo de vida e no desenvolvimento socio afetivo de criancas que cursam o Ensino Fundamental. Pesquisa quantitativa e exploratoria, da qual, participaram 52 criancas e seus respectivos pais, de escola particular e publica, cursando o 1o e 3o ano do ensino fundamental, com idade entre 6 e 10 anos. Os resultados obtidos com a pesquisa demonstram que a maior parte das criancas assistem novelas e reconhecem alguma influencia da mesma em seu jeito de vestir e falar. Quanto aos pais, notou-se uma tendencia dos discursos serem mais restritivos e de nao aceitacao do que era transmitido pelas novelas, embora reconhecessem que os filhos assistem tais programas. Constatou-se a necessidade em se promover uma “Educacao para Midia” nas escolas, aos pais, professores e criancas, a fim de que se possa desenvolver capacidades para avaliar criticamente os conteudos veiculados por diferentes midias. Television media, socio-affective development, and lifestyle in children at elementary school Soap operas are present at some homes almost as an extended family member, at times occupying space which otherwise would be dedicated to conversation and family interaction. In this study, we describe the habits of children in regard to their television exposure, as well as parents' perception of that same exposure. Our goal is to assess the possible impacts that TV exposure might have in the lifestyle and socio-affective development of elementary school-aged children. Our sample includes 52 children, aged between 6 and 10, attending both public and private schools, across all elementary school grades. Our results show that most children watch soap operas and acknowledge influence therefrom in their way of dressing and talking. As far as parents are concerned, their narratives are more restrictive and point to non-acceptance of the content transmitted by soap operas, although they also recognize that their children watch such television shows. We argue that it is necessary to “promote education for media” at school, among parents, teachers, and children alike, such that all these groups can acquire the skills to critically assess the content made available by different types of media. KEYWORDS: Promote education for media; Violence; Parents and Childs.