أثر استخدام موقع اليوتيوب على سلوك الأطفال دون سن التمدرس: دراسة إثنوغرافية مصغرة على عينة من الأسر في ولاية ورقلة
This study aims to find out the influence of using YouTube on the behaviour of children under school age, by following the mini ethnographic method to study it deeply. Using participant observation on children in the study sample, and undirected interview with their mothers. The research sample consisted of 06 families living in Ouargla with children under school age who use YouTube. The number of children was 09. The study extended from January 20, 2023 to April 20, 2023. The most important finding of this work was as follows: First, children under school age are good users of YouTube, despite their young age, and this is due to their frequent use of this social media. In addition, these kids deal with YouTube for the purpose of entertainment, sleeping and playing, as they watch video games as well as videos that have loud music, bright colours, and 3D drawings. However, children under school age have a set of behaviours, most notably rebellion, disobedience, frequent crying, movement and love of isolation. Besides to the accuracy of observation and wide imagination. We found that among the behaviours that have changed in children under school age after using YouTube were: lying, deceit, disrespect for parents and the elderly, and speed of learning when watching educational videos under the supervision and control of parents. (Author’s abstract)