[State school children's opinions regarding violence in the media].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the opinion of schoolage children, from a public school, regarding the violence they perceive in the media.


METHODS
Descriptive-exploratory research with a sample, selected according to the child's age in a public school. Quantitative data were collected.


RESULTS
There were found common issues related to the child's opinion about the violence present in the media such as frequent exposure to the media violence and lack of parental supervision.


CONCLUSIONS
Social context and constant exposure to the media violence affect the children's opinion about the violence phenomenon and their predisposition to it.
Piedrahita S
Laura E
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Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Salud, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. lauraeps1@ hotmail.com
D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D014754:Violence