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Abstract

This study seeks to address the impact of cartoon violence and vulnerability to aggression in children. In the light of reviewing the scientific literature it was hypothesized that watching violent/action cartoons will increase the vulnerability to aggression in children as compared to entertainment cartoons.
In order to assess the expression of aggression in children, after conducting pilot study a questionnaire and cartoon checklist were prepared. A total number of 240 children of both genders participated in this study. Their age range was from 8 to 12 years. They all were the students of class 3 to 5 who watch cartoons daily for 3 to 4 hours.
t-test and other descriptive statistics were computed for the analysis of data. The results were significant at p<.001 level. The research findings provide the evidence that violent/action cartoons increase the vulnerability to aggression in children as compared to entertainment cartoons (t=17.193, df =238, p<.001).