Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia

There is growing interest in linking media violence with aggressive behaviour in adolescence. Some argue that with sufficient parental monitoring, such influence will reduce. Though studies have been conducted in the west, fewer found in the eastern contexts such as Malaysia. Other factors influenci...

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Main Author:	Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	Violence in video games - Psychological aspects - Malaysia - Selangor Video games and children - Psychological aspects Children and violence
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70524/1/FEM%202017%2024%20-%20IR.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.705242019-08-29T02:22:10Z Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia 2017-05 Ahmad Zaki, Azimah There is growing interest in linking media violence with aggressive behaviour in adolescence. Some argue that with sufficient parental monitoring, such influence will reduce. Though studies have been conducted in the west, fewer found in the eastern contexts such as Malaysia. Other factors influencing aggressive behaviour include sex, age, family income, and religiosity. Thus, this study aims to determine the relationship between exposure to violent video games and personal background in relation to aggressive behaviour; examine the moderating effects of parental monitoring; and determine the factors that uniquely predict aggressive behaviour. For this quantitative study, respondents were selected using multiple-stage sampling. There were 206 respondents age 13 to 14 years old. Self-administering questionnaire was used to collect data using four valid and reliable instruments which includes the General Media Habits Questionnaire - Child Version (Gentile, Lynch, Linder, & Walsh, 2004), Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (Underwood, 2006), Adult Involvement in Media Scale – Child Version (Gentile, Nathanson, Rasmussen, Reimer, & Walsh, 2012), and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale (Buss & Perry, 1992). The result on variables score shows that respondents score high in religiosity while low in aggressive behaviour. While scores for violent video games exposure and parental monitoring are nearly equal distribution of high and low scores. The correlation analysis demonstrates significant correlation between sex, family income, and violent video games exposure with aggressive behaviour, though correlations are low. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis presents that parental monitoring significantly moderate the interaction between violent video games exposure and aggressive behaviour. Interaction between violent video games exposure and aggressive behaviour is strongest for high parental monitoring. The findings of the study suggest that violent video games exposure, sex, and family income are related to aggressive behaviour. The results also suggest that high parental monitoring can reduce the effects of violent video games exposure on aggressive behaviour. The results provide implication for parents, policy makers, non-profit organisations, and society of possible effects of exposure to violent video games, sex, and family income on aggressive behaviour, and develop prevention and intervention programmes against aggressive behaviour among adolescents. Violence in video games - Psychological aspects - Malaysia - Selangor Video games and children - Psychological aspects Children and violence 2017-05 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70524/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70524/1/FEM%202017%2024%20-%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Violence in video games - Psychological aspects - Malaysia - Selangor Video games and children - Psychological aspects Children and violence
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English
topic	Violence in video games - Psychological aspects - Malaysia - Selangor Video games and children - Psychological aspects Children and violence
spellingShingle	Violence in video games - Psychological aspects - Malaysia - Selangor Video games and children - Psychological aspects Children and violence Ahmad Zaki, Azimah Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
description	There is growing interest in linking media violence with aggressive behaviour in adolescence. Some argue that with sufficient parental monitoring, such influence will reduce. Though studies have been conducted in the west, fewer found in the eastern contexts such as Malaysia. Other factors influencing aggressive behaviour include sex, age, family income, and religiosity. Thus, this study aims to determine the relationship between exposure to violent video games and personal background in relation to aggressive behaviour; examine the moderating effects of parental monitoring; and determine the factors that uniquely predict aggressive behaviour. For this quantitative study, respondents were selected using multiple-stage sampling. There were 206 respondents age 13 to 14 years old. Self-administering questionnaire was used to collect data using four valid and reliable instruments which includes the General Media Habits Questionnaire - Child Version (Gentile, Lynch, Linder, & Walsh, 2004), Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (Underwood, 2006), Adult Involvement in Media Scale – Child Version (Gentile, Nathanson, Rasmussen, Reimer, & Walsh, 2012), and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale (Buss & Perry, 1992). The result on variables score shows that respondents score high in religiosity while low in aggressive behaviour. While scores for violent video games exposure and parental monitoring are nearly equal distribution of high and low scores. The correlation analysis demonstrates significant correlation between sex, family income, and violent video games exposure with aggressive behaviour, though correlations are low. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis presents that parental monitoring significantly moderate the interaction between violent video games exposure and aggressive behaviour. Interaction between violent video games exposure and aggressive behaviour is strongest for high parental monitoring. The findings of the study suggest that violent video games exposure, sex, and family income are related to aggressive behaviour. The results also suggest that high parental monitoring can reduce the effects of violent video games exposure on aggressive behaviour. The results provide implication for parents, policy makers, non-profit organisations, and society of possible effects of exposure to violent video games, sex, and family income on aggressive behaviour, and develop prevention and intervention programmes against aggressive behaviour among adolescents.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
author_facet	Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
author_sort	Ahmad Zaki, Azimah
title	Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in petaling, selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/70524/1/FEM%202017%2024%20-%20IR.pdf
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Violent video games and aggressive behaviour with parental monitoring as moderator among adolescents in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia

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