Assessing the Impact of Modern Movies on Students—A Prospective Study

Abstract

The study was conducted to examine the influence of modern movies on adolescent behaviour in Uyo Local Government Area. Parental guidance and control of movies, pornographic movies and sexual behaviour, violent movies and bullying, smoking in movies and smoking amongst adolescents, romantic movies and interpersonal relationship, musical videos and career choice as well as comedy movies and peer interaction were viewed critically. The survey research, design was adopted for the study. Seven research and hypothesis were formulated with 150 sample size, using simple random sampling technique, data came from influence of modern movies on adolescents behaviour instrument. Chi square statistics were used for data analysis, through a thirty-two item questionnaire. The findings of the study showed that, parental guidance and control of movies, pornographic movies, violent movies, smoking in movies, romantic movies, musical videos and comedy movies have a strong influence on adolescent behaviour in Uyo Local Government Area. Recommendations were made that, government should empower the National Films and Video censor’s Board adequately to regulate the kinds of movies available to teenagers, adolescents must be enlightened on the hazards associated with various vices portrayed in movies, there should be a serious clampdown on distribution of pornographic materials, discipline must be entrenched in secondary schools at all costs, and schools must employed adequately trained counsellors to provide troubled adolescent students with professional counselling help.

Keywords: Movies; Anti-social behaviour; adolescents; Education