The Impact of Watching Television on Teens

In this globalization era, television shows cannot be avoided, by watching television we can get various kinds of information, including entertainment. The question is is there any negative impact from watching television?

Some people think that watching television has a positive impact, but many people also think that watching television has a negative impact.

The positive impact of watching television is as follows:

First, television has advantages in terms of presenting news, television is generally always up to date. This of course will make adolescents not left behind and provide sufficient insight to adolescents quickly.

Second, if television presents programs related to education, this is certainly very useful for students. A student can benefit from educational information from the television program.

Third, another positive effect of television is that teenagers can refresh their brains by watching various entertainment shows presented by television stations. Starting from quiz shows, films, soap operas or other entertainments.

Fourth, television programs often broadcast influential figures, whether in the world of education, business, entertainment or others. The characters shown on television can trigger teenagers to emulate their success.

Meanwhile, the negative effects of watching television are as follows:

First, television makes adolescents lose track of time. For students who are addicted to watching television, it is counterproductive to the task of a student whose obligation to study.

Second, the number of uneducated programs on television can affect the psyche of adolescents. Movies that show scenes that are not suitable for teenagers to watch without any censorship are very easy for teenagers to imitate.

Third, television is able to increase teenage consumptive power, because television is an advertising medium that has a high influence on consumers. Advertisements are shown continuously throughout the day, teenagers to buy products promoted by manufacturers.

Fourth, there are many television programs whose contents are not in accordance with the norms of Indonesian society, including those that often broadcast violent events without prior censorship. If a teenager watches such programs, they can copy them.

From some of these opinions it can be concluded that television has a positive or negative impact, it depends on the television audience.