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A violência televisão : como os idosos reagem perante este fenómeno
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Problema: Poucos estudos que relacionam a influência dos media nos idosos com a estimativa de ocorrência de crimes e a adoção de estratégias de coping. Sendo que os que existem não relacionam especificamente com os telejornais. Objetivo: Avaliar através de um estudo transversal a influência das notícias televisivas na estimativa de ocorrência de atos violentos e na adoção de comportamentos de proteção contra estes atos, numa população idosa. Método: A amostra foi constituída por 64 sujeitos, dos quais 34 viam poucos telejornais e 30 viam muitos telejornais, dos 60 aos 96 anos. A recolha de dados foi realizada em contexto privado e apropriado. Para medir as variáveis construiu-se um questionário específico para a investigação. Resultados: Não se observaram diferenças significativas entre a visualização de telejornais, a estimativa de ocorrência de atos violentos e a adoção de estratégias de coping. No entanto constatou-se que há uma influência significativa da estimativa subjetiva de ocorrência de atos violentos sobre a adoção de estratégias de coping contra estes atos. Discussão: São apontadas várias hipóteses para o insucesso dos resultados, tanto a nível metodológico como a nível teórico.
Problem: Few studies relate the influence of the media on the elderly with the estimated occurrence of crime and the adoption of coping strategies. Those that do exist do not relate specifically to the TV news. Objective: To evaluate through a cross-sectional study the influence of television news in the estimation of the occurrence of violent acts and the adoption of protective behaviours against these acts, in an elderly population. Method: The sample consisted of 64 subjects, 34 of whom saw few TV news and 30 saw many TV news, from 60 to 96 years old. Data collection was conducted in a private and appropriate context. A specific research questionnaire was constructed to measure the variables. Results: No significant differences were observed between the viewing of news programmes, the estimation of the occurrence of violent acts and the adoption of coping strategies. However, it was found that there is a significant influence of the subjective estimate of the occurrence of violent acts on the adoption of coping strategies against these acts. Discussion: Several hypotheses are pointed out for the failure of results, both at methodological and theoretical levels.
Problem: Few studies relate the influence of the media on the elderly with the estimated occurrence of crime and the adoption of coping strategies. Those that do exist do not relate specifically to the TV news. Objective: To evaluate through a cross-sectional study the influence of television news in the estimation of the occurrence of violent acts and the adoption of protective behaviours against these acts, in an elderly population. Method: The sample consisted of 64 subjects, 34 of whom saw few TV news and 30 saw many TV news, from 60 to 96 years old. Data collection was conducted in a private and appropriate context. A specific research questionnaire was constructed to measure the variables. Results: No significant differences were observed between the viewing of news programmes, the estimation of the occurrence of violent acts and the adoption of coping strategies. However, it was found that there is a significant influence of the subjective estimate of the occurrence of violent acts on the adoption of coping strategies against these acts. Discussion: Several hypotheses are pointed out for the failure of results, both at methodological and theoretical levels.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.
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Idosos Media Telejornais Coping Heurística Elderly Media TV News Coping Heuristics