Prevailing Views on the Effects of Electronic Media

Prevailing Views on the Effects of Electronic Media
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Prevailing Views on the Effects of Electronic Media
Introduction
Computers, movies, radio, mobile phones and video games have become an essential ingredient of everyone’s life. Electronic media can have either a negative or positive impact on the behavioral development of both children and adults (Pinker, 2010). It has been accepted by experts all round the world that media has a direct influence on one’s health which may include alcohol use, obesity, harmful sexual activities and violence (Curran and Hesmondhalgh, 2019). On the other hand media can also have a positive influence on the individual’s life as it provides informational and scientific facts which can benefit students. The local communities need to take appropriate measures for ensuring that the people adopt the positive traits of electronic media. The understanding about the components which are affecting one’s life is essential. The excessive use of electronic media has a negative impact on the health of children and adults.
Effects of Electronic Media
Mass media has a long-lasting and harmful impact on the mental attitude of and health of teenagers who fail to distinguish between reality and fantasy. It is of significance importance among adolescents that are incapable of making informed decisions based on the present situation. Moreover, the longer they spent time with digital media it decreases the duration of their daily physical activities, family time and community service (Perse and Lambe, 2016). In my opinion, excessive use of electronic media has a negative impact on the emotional intelligence and health behaviors of children. The individuals utilizing their major portion of time in technology and mass media are likely to get isolated from family relationships. In addition, it creates stress, anxiety and aggressive behavior among the individuals which is bad for their personal health.
Frequent exposure to violence content develops anger among adults and teenagers. In such a situation parents need to play an active role in providing guidance to their children about the negative effects of media. According to media reports, the American children that are exposed to excessive violence and sexual content perform poorly in schools. Furthermore, these children are more likely to attempt suicide or get involved in crimes due to the stress caused by violent content (Padilla-Walker, Coyne and Collier, 2016). The crime-based movies and brutal video games watched by adolescents affect their cognitive abilities which often results in developing an unbalanced behavior among them (Wortham, 2014).
Technology for People (Personal Point of View)
In my personal viewpoint, violent, aggressive and obscene material shown on local media affects the behaviors and thinking the ability of children. The frequent exposure of children to violence and terrorist movies develops anger, anxiety and stress among them. In my opinion, parents should play an active role in developing healthy habits among their children. The guardians of the family need to keep a check on the kids and encourage them to get involved in physical activities. The excessive use of electronic media creates many health problems among children among which obesity is a major issue. I believe that public or health guidelines are not sufficient in developing positive behavior among youngsters. Introducing laws and regulations in which underage children are not allowed to consume alcohol or smoking will ensure that healthy eating habits are adopted by youngsters. In my personal viewpoint, eating disorders are caused by adopting unhealthy practices in one’s daily lives and ignoring the importance of physical activity. Every individual should surround themselves with people that generate a positive vibe towards maintaining a balance between exercise and consumption of digital media. A healthy diet which includes more consumption of vegetables and foods should be adopted by individuals for their personal wellbeing.
Good versus bad. The increase in the use of television and digital content enhances the chances of obesity occurrence among both children and adults. Electronic gaming has a close relationship with obesity as the risk of obesity increases twice with the additional time spent by children in playing digital games. For an average person at least 20 to 30 minutes of moderate-level physical activity is recommended daily. The children consider video gaming as a replacement for physical activity which creates a devastating impact on the cardiovascular functioning of the person. Watching television and consuming junk foods in large quantity has a negative influence on the learning and decision making ability of kids. Experts suggest that a balance in physical and electronic media activities should be maintained as it is good for the overall health of the person (Robinson et al., 2017).
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