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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SELF-ESTEEM AND TELEVISION              

VIEWING HABITS OF ADOLESCENTS 

 

Prof. Dr. Baxtiyar ALIYEV 

Faculty of Social Sciences and Psychology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 

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Abdullah TÜRKMEN 

Ph.D. Candidate of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Psychology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, 

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Abstract 

Televisions are ubiquitous in Azerbaijan homes. Adolescents have far greater access to television than ever before with 

far less monitoring by caregivers.Most adolescent view an average of 3-4 hours of television a day and first develop 

program preferences at age 2. In addition the nature of television programming has changed.One shift has been the increase 

in frequency and intensity of sexual and violent acts on television.Cable services offer programs with even more frequent 

and  more graphic sex ,violence and drug use than broadcast television. Premium packages broadcast R rated movies in 

unedited form . Another development is the creation of channels specifically geared toward adolescent allowing companies 

to market directly to adelescent in capable of resisting the pressure to buy their products.There is the reality that most 

programming on television is designed for adults and is not suitable for children and adolescent,yet they often see such 

material and many times prefer it.Lastly there is the multi-sensory nature of television which is more stimulating than other 

media such as books,music or comics.What are the consequences of this media environment on the developing psyche of a 

adolescent? Does viewing television increase the likelihood of adolescent developing symptoms of mental illness?In this 

study, revelant research from the fields of education and communication will be reviewed. The use of an integrated 

literature review is critical to understanding the relationship between adolescent viewing and mental illness.As noted earlier 

there is a wealth of research on television viewing but it is segregated by topic area. Most adolescent watch adult programs 

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