Authors : I.C. Mbaeze, Elochukwu Ukwandu and N. Okoro Ndubuisi
Abstract: Effects of wrestling films and gender to determine aggressive behaviour in children of 6-12 years was investigated in this study. Total of 40 participants comprising 20 males and 20 females selected through stratified random sampling technique was used for this study. The participants in the experimental group were allowed to watch the violent wrestling films while those in the control group watched the non-violent gospel musical films. Three hypotheses were generated in the study and were tested using a 2x2 factorial designs and 2x2 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results showed those that watched the wrestling movie behaved more aggressively than those that watched non-violent film at p<0.01. There was no statistically significant difference between the male and female participants that watched the wrestling film at p<0.05. Finally there was no significant interaction effect between the wrestling film and gender. Based on the findings, implications and recommendations were made.
I.C. Mbaeze, Elochukwu Ukwandu and N. Okoro Ndubuisi, 2011. Effect of Wrestling Films and Gender on Children’s Aggressiveness. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 8: 262-270.