Public opinion on television violence programmes towards the children in phase 3 Taman Limauan, Kinarut / Dg. Fauziah Ag. Lahap

Violence on television affects children negatively, according to psychological research. Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Public opinion on television violence programmes towards the children is the study to conduct. It is take the opinion from the public age from 18 years old to 45 years and above. They are categories as adults' respondents. A part from that the study not only obtains opinion from the adults but also the children themselves from 6 years old to 12 years old. The motive is that to ask directly to the children, because they are subject matters of the study. Not to compare between the two group respondents view but to see the correlation and make it reliable. There were 100 respondents, which is 50 adults respondents (25 male and female) and 50 children respondents (25 male and 25 female). The objectives of the study are firstly to study the public opinion on television violence towards children, secondly to identify the view from the children themselves on television violence and thirdly to recommend suggestion on how to overcome this issue. There are 4 independent variable, there are knowledge, time/hours, channel/programs and believe television violence is realistic. For the adults' respondents a set of questionnaire given but the children respondents they are asking by unstructured questionnaires. From the finding adults respondents is not really known the children better and some of their opinion are based on their assumption. The children are lack of knowledge on some term. In conclusion adults and parents should play their role to educate their children on television violence programmes.