INFLUENCE OF THE MOVIE SELINA TESTED ON YOUTHS IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the movie Selina tested on youths in Calabar South Local Government Area. The study also seeks to determine the level of viewership of the movie Selina tested, to ascertain the lesson learnt by youths of Calabar South who watched the movie Selina tested, to determine if the youths of Calabar South are willing to imitate violent behavior of actors in the movie Selina tested, and to ascertain if the movie Selina tested influence the usage of words or slang in the youths of Calabar South. In other to achieve the aim of this research, the survey method with the aid of the questionnaire was employed, a sample of one hundred and seventy six (176) respondents was selected and one hundred and forty-five (145) was retrieved to present population of study. Related literature was reviewed, while cultivation theory, aggressive cues theory, and catharsis theory served as theoretical frameworks. One of the findings of this research was that majority of the population of youths in Calabar have watched the movie Selina tested, another thing this research discovered was that the movie Selina tested though influential, but that it also has its lessons it teaches the audience. Finally, the research recommended that government should set up necessary security measures to ensure that those found engaging in criminal activity imitated from the influence of watching violent content are being given the necessary punishment, also that parents should keep an eye on the kind of movie their children watch in order for them not to imitate negative behaviors.