In the first chapter, the professor of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Granada Charo Rueda Cuerva explains the danger posed by the exposure of minors to violence in television series such as the recently released 'The Squid Game'.

The University of Granada launches the first program of '3, 2, 1: UGR Responde', a new audiovisual dissemination space that, with the help of researchers from the institution, will resolve the doubts and questions of citizens about different themes and areas of knowledge.

In the program, it is the citizens themselves who pose their questions to the researchers. The format lasts approximately two minutes per chapter and will be broadcast on social networks, the YouTube channel and the UGR website.

'The squid game'

In the first chapter, the professor of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Granada Charo Rueda Cuerva explains the danger posed by the exposure of minors to violence in television series such as the recently released 'The Squid Game'.

These types of content, to which minors have easy access despite being cataloged only for adults, have an impact on the behavior of children. “A very powerful tool in people, especially during childhood, is observational learning. Exposure to adult violence produces two effects on the child, that of a lack of awareness towards violence and that of an increase in the probability that children will behave aggressively”, explains Charo Rueda.

The expert indicates that violence can end up taking root in children's personalities, since these contents show a world in which the strategy for solving problems and conflicts involves aggressiveness.

From a psychological point of view, aggressive thoughts or feelings of anxiety and stress are more likely to arise, together with nightmares, as a result of the visualization of violent scenes. "In addition, watching series with these characteristics increases the chances that children behave violently, either verbally or with aggressive attitudes," the researcher details. All these elements are even capable of altering the functioning of the brain's stress response systems, making children hypersensitive or hyposensitive.

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