The influence of animation on children’s prosocial behavior in primary school students

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to: 1) clarify the positive and negative effects of cartoons on children’s prosocial behavior through the study on the influence of cartoons on children’s prosocial behavior and 2) provide certain reference for school education and family education. The samples of the study were 6 parents of children in each class, including 18 boys and 18 girls whom were selected by purposive random sampling technique. The two research instruments were observation record forms and interviews. The former were collected three times a week, each of which contained about 20 minutes. The latter were conducted in person after the experiment had ended. The research results of three experimental methods showed that the experiment had a positive effect on the prosocial behavior of children. The influence of animation on the development of prosocial behavior of children had certain age characteristics. The experimental results showed that the promotion effect of the experiment on the four dimensions of prosocial behavior of children in the middle and senior classes was higher than that in the small class. The influences of cartoons on young children revealed differences between girls and boys. Girls were superior in comforting behavior whereas boys were higher in sharing behavior.