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: This study was designed to investigate the effects of cartoons on 5 year old childrens’ aggresiveness level during their free play This study was conducted in a kindergarten in Adana during two semesters in 2006 2007 A classroom of 5 year old children were chosen Three girls and 3 boys were chosen for the focus group Children were shown one cartoon with aggresive images and one educational cartoon and then they were observed during their free play During observation children were followed as they initiate develop and terminate their plays to reveal how and for what puroses they used elements of the cartoons Data were analyzed by using content analysis method Data analysis shows that children used elements of the cartoon with aggresive images during the initiation stage of their play but they did not carried these elements to development and termination stage Children showed aggresive behaviors while they were in role but as the role playing ended their aggresive behaviors also diminished On the other hand after watching the educational cartoon children did not used elements of the cartoon during any of the stages of their play However after the educational cartoon children were observed to choose to play with more calm nature Key Words: early childhood; aggresiveness; cartoons; play

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