"Traditional Family
Relationships and Television Viewing in Greece"
by Thimios Zaharopoulos, Ph.D.
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References |
| Table 1: Significant Predictors of Talking
to Parents |
| Young people should talk to their parents about
love relationships |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| watching TV adventures |
.29
|
3.2
|
.002
|
watch less
|
| realism of US TV shows |
-.22
|
-2.3
|
.02
|
less realistic
|
| mother's politics |
-.22
|
-2.3
|
.02
|
conservative
|
| income level |
.19
|
2.0
|
.04
|
less income
|
total adjusted R2 .18
|
|
| Young people should talk to their parents about
problems |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| student's politics |
-.22
|
-.22
|
.026
|
conservative
|
total adjusted R2 .04
|
|
| |
| Table 2: Significant Predictors of Obeying
Parents |
| Young people obey their parents |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| radio listening |
.27
|
2.9
|
.004
|
less listening
|
| newspaper of choice |
.21
|
2.2
|
.028
|
specific papers*
|
| realism of Greek TV shows |
.22
|
2.3
|
.02
|
more realistic
|
total adjusted R2 .14
|
*those regularly reading Eleftherotypia, a leftist newspaper, disagree more than
those reading other newspapers |
| |
| Table 3: Significant Predictors of Perception
of Happy Families |
| Family members are generally happy |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| realism of Greek TV shows |
.24
|
2.47
|
.015
|
realistic
|
total adjusted R2 .14
|
|
| |
| Table 4: Significant Predictors of Perception
of Grandparents |
| It is good to have grandparents living with the
family |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| studying time |
.22
|
2.3
|
.021
|
less studying
|
| newspaper reading |
.26
|
2.7
|
.008
|
less reading
|
| student's politics |
.26
|
2.8
|
.006
|
leftist
|
total adjusted R2 .15
|
|
| |
| Table 5: Significant Predictors of Perception
of Philotimo |
| Philotimo is an important value for me |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| studying time |
.25
|
2.8
|
.006
|
less studying
|
| radio listening |
-.32
|
-3.2
|
.003
|
more listening
|
| newspaper of choice |
.26
|
2.8
|
.006
|
no clear pattern*
|
| viewing TV cartoons |
.25
|
2.6
|
.01
|
less cartoons
|
| viewing TV music shows |
.34
|
3.4
|
.001
|
less TV music
|
total adjusted R2 .21
|
*readers of most papers, other than national sports dailies and
a leftist local daily are very supportive |
| |
| Table 6: Significant Predictors of Church Attendance |
| How often do you go to church? / more often |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| studying time |
-.24
|
-2.6
|
.01
|
more studying
|
| viewing TV sitcoms |
.19
|
2.1
|
.038
|
less viewing
|
| realism of Greek TV |
.20
|
2.2
|
.03
|
more realistic
|
| student's politics |
-.28
|
-3.0
|
.004
|
right wing
|
total adjusted R2 .18
|
|
| |
| Table 7: Significant Predictors of Perception
of Divorce |
| What is your opinion of divorce? / Generally
a mistake |
| Significant predictors |
beta
|
t
|
p
|
direction
|
| sex |
.30
|
3.2
|
.002
|
males
|
| reason for watching TV |
-.20
|
-2.1
|
.04
|
"nothing to do"
|
total adjusted R2 .11
|
|
