Abstract

Introduction: The violence and aggression is a major problem that its physical and mental impact on the individual and social levels is considered. This study aimed to investigate the aggression and its dimensions in children 3 to 6 years old and its relation to age, gender, employment status of the mother, absent parents, the tendency to violence in computer games and TV programs and duration to deal with computer games and watching TV.

Materials and Methods: This is a sectional descriptive study. The study’s population includes infants and children 3 to 6 years old who were randomly selected in health centers and the questionnaires were completed by parents sample tested. Data were analyzed by software SPSS. For statistical relationships, T-test and ANOVA test was used.

Results: The study considers aggression and its dimensions in children3 to6 years and160 samples were analyzed. Samples were selected in Rafsanjan health centers. The average age of the samples 4.61 ± 1.74 years with a range of 3 to 6 years. The average age of parents accountable 31.47 ± 6.11 years range from 20 to 50 years. Average score of aggression 39.01 ± 13.5 to range from 11 to 80 (of 84 points), respectively.

Conclusion: Based on this survey, aggression in children established a significant relationship with tendency to violence in computer games and television, and also with the mother's employment status.

Keywords: Aggression; Physical Aggression; Verbal Aggression

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