Mothers’ Perception and Parenting Style regarding Effect of Cartoon Movies on Preschool Children | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2023, Pages 333-347 PDF (623.04 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274791 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aliaa Mostafa Abd El Hamed* 1; Amina Abd Elrazek Mahmoud2; Wafaa Atta Mohamed2 | ||
| 1Nursing Specialist in Shebin-Elkom Fever Hospital, Egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha university, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cartoons are one of the daily habits of children, that has positive and negative effects on the health of children. Aim: Was to assess mothers’ perception and parenting style regarding effect of cartoon movies on preschool children. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was carried out at 10 nursery schools in Baha City. Sample: Simple random sample was used in this study. Tools: It include three tools were used, tool (I) An interviewing questionnaire was used, a):to assess child characteristics, b): sociodemographic characteristics of studied mothers, c): health problems of studied children, d): methods used to prevent negative effects of cartoon movies, e): mothers’ knowledge regarding cartoon influence on their children. Tool (II): Likert scale to assess mothers’ attitude regarding effects of cartoon on children, Tool (III): Likert scale to assess parenting style. Results: 50.8 % of studied children aged from 4 to less than 5 years and 51.3%of them were male. While 48%of studied mothers aged from 20 to less than 30 years and 57.3% of them had university education, also 48 % of them had average knowledge regarding effect of cartoon movies on their children. In addition, 66.3% of them had positive attitude regarding effects of cartoon movies and 45.3% of them were using autocratic parenting style. Conclusion: There was no statistically significant relation between mother’s parenting style and their total knowledge. Recommendation: Developing educational health program for all mothers to improve their knowledge, attitude, and their practices toward effects of cartoon movies on their children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cartoon movies; Mothers; Parenting style; Perception; Preschool children | ||
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