THE EFFECT OF SUPERHERO CARTOONS ON SELF-CONFIDENCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of superhero cartoons on self-confidence in primary school students. The sample of the research consists of 8 students who attend primary school in the 2020-2021 academic year, determined by purposeful sampling. Participants are between the ages of 8-10. Interview technique, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research. The opinions of the participants were taken with a semi-structured interview form by taking expert opinions. After the expert's opinion, 8 open-ended interview questions and demographic features were included in the form. Researchers independently coded the interview records and then common codes were determined. The codes were reanalyzed and categories were created. For the validity and reliability of the research, besides the volunteering of the participants, direct quotations were made under the table and shared with other researchers. The reliability of the study was calculated as 85%. The codes created by the participants with their definitions of self-confidence, “Confidence in oneself, not afraid of anything and not being ashamed”, the codes they created about watching cartoons and their reasons for choosing “Adventure and Action”, the codes they created about wanting to be like a superhero in a cartoon “yes”. The codes they created for being self-confident like those superheroes in real life were determined as “flying, solving problems and helping people”. 4 categories in the first, third and fourth sub-problems; 5 categories in the fifth, seventh and eighth sub-problems; and 6 categories were determined in the second and sixth sub-problems. The fact that children's virtual and TV watching is under family control is of great importance in terms of their personal development. Individuals' monitoring should be in line with family, community and value judgments. In addition, the content of individuals' monitoring should be supported by moral value judgments.