Influence of Electronic Media on Behaviour Problems among Selected Kenyan Secondary School Students

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of electronic media on behaviour problems among Secondary School Students in Mukaa District, Makueni County of Kenya. The study adopted the Bandura’s Social Learning theory. The study employed descriptive cross-sectional survey design and the targeted population included all students and teachers in charge of discipline and guidance and counselling departments. The study sample size comprised 300 students and 20 teachers. Questionnaires were used to gather data. The findings reported that, different contents were accessed by the students from the electronic media and that it affected students’ behaviour both positively and negatively. The study recommended that, school administration and teachers need to sensitize students on the harmful effects of electronic media for which they seem to be attracted to and even sometimes demanding to access them.
Keywords: Behaviour problems, Electronic media, Students, Influence, Kenya, Secondary schools