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.
Mostafa Abd El Hamed, A., Abd Elrazek Mahmoud, A., & Atta Mohamed, W. (2023). Mothers’ Perception and Parenting Style regarding Effect of Cartoon Movies on Preschool Children. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(1), 333-347. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274791
MLA
Aliaa Mostafa Abd El Hamed; Amina Abd Elrazek Mahmoud; Wafaa Atta Mohamed. "Mothers’ Perception and Parenting Style regarding Effect of Cartoon Movies on Preschool Children", Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4, 1, 2023, 333-347. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274791
HARVARD
Mostafa Abd El Hamed, A., Abd Elrazek Mahmoud, A., Atta Mohamed, W. (2023). 'Mothers’ Perception and Parenting Style regarding Effect of Cartoon Movies on Preschool Children', Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 4(1), pp. 333-347. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274791
VANCOUVER
Mostafa Abd El Hamed, A., Abd Elrazek Mahmoud, A., Atta Mohamed, W. Mothers’ Perception and Parenting Style regarding Effect of Cartoon Movies on Preschool Children. Journal of Nursing Science Benha University, 2023; 4(1): 333-347. doi: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274791
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