抄録
The research literature on the influence of TV on children's prosocial behavior is reviewed. Quite a lot of research in this field was carried out in the 1970s, mainly in the United States, and it produced significant knowledge acquired through laboratory and field experiments. In the 1980s, while the amount of research has decreased, the research trend has moved in three directions: (1) to identify and apply mediating variables to amplify prosocial influences; (2) to assess the effects of viewing television on subsequent prosocial behaviors in natural settings; (3) to identify television prosocial behavior via content analysis of TV programs.
