Reklama telewizyjna w opinii dzieci i młodzieży

The aim of this paper is to explore issues related to television advertising directed at children and adolescents and the nature of the impact of advertising messages on the development of teenage respondents’ world of values. The paper discusses the essence of commercial advertising and defines its role in the life of a young audience. Because of the young age of the respondents, the theoretical part refers to selected topics in developmental psychology of school children and adolescents. The empirical part presents the results of research study on the impact of television advertising on shaping the attitudes of children and adolescents. The study was conducted in Warsaw, as in metropolitan environment mass culture phenomena are more noticeable. Children and young people living in Warsaw are permanently exposed to advertising and there is no way to avoid it. Advertising is an important part of their everyday experience. Big city is characterized by relatively high economic status of families, high availability of audiovisual, electronic equipment, treated as an object of everyday use. The study was conducted using a questionnaire survey on 27 high school students, 35 middle school students and 42 children from early forms of primary school. The results show a significant influence of advertising on a child's world. This effect is stable over time, but the awareness of children assessing the reliability of its content is increasing with age.