The Influence of Reality TV Shows on Societal Values, An Experimental Study on Iraqi University Students: “The Shock” Showas an Exemplar

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Ali Mawlood Fadhil

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The study aimed to measure the impact of reality shows on societal values, The Shock “Al-Sadma” Show as a model. The study is applied to a sample of (64) Iraqi university students, based on the theory of cultural implementation, as well as the experimental method was used in the study was the tribal and dimensional measurement of two groups (experimental, controlled), comparing the two groups which containing female and male and equal numbers for both genders. The study concluded that the "suffering" variable was at the forefront of the societal values of the searched as a result of exposure to the "Al-Sadma show", followed by "positive participation" and then "emotional attention" "feelings towards others", then "emotional contagion" and finally "response to crying". The study revealed the impact of exposure to the show "Al-Sadma" on societal values (suffering, emotional contagion, positive participation, response to crying, emotional attention, feelings towards others) to the research sample participates.

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“The Influence of Reality TV Shows on Societal Values, An Experimental Study on Iraqi University Students: ‘The Shock’ Showas an Exemplar”, JUBH, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 206–228, Nov. 2020, Accessed: Apr. 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://journalofbabylon.com/index.php/JUBH/article/view/3275
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“The Influence of Reality TV Shows on Societal Values, An Experimental Study on Iraqi University Students: ‘The Shock’ Showas an Exemplar”, JUBH, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 206–228, Nov. 2020, Accessed: Apr. 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://journalofbabylon.com/index.php/JUBH/article/view/3275