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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">research-focus</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v5i2.2082</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other" assigning-authority="relibrary.uz">REL-A-013369</article-id>
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          <subject>19.00.00</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN SHAPING CHILDREN‘S VIEWS OF FATHERS</article-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>РОЛЬ СРЕДСТВ МАССОВОЙ ИНФОРМАЦИИ В ФОРМИРОВАНИИ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЙ ДЕТЕЙ ОБ ОТЦАХ</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>BOLALARNING OTALAR HAQIDAGI TASAVVURLARINI SHAKLLANTIRISHDA OMMAVIY AXBOROT VOSITALARINING ROLI</trans-title>
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      </title-group>
      <contrib-group content-type="author">
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <string-name>Karshiyeva Dilafruz Suyunovna</string-name>
          <aff>Professor of the Department of Applied Psychology Nizami University of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Psychology</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <string-name>Maxamatova Munisa Mamirzo qizi</string-name>
          <aff>Oriental University Samarkand Branch Psychology Master‘s Student</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-05">
        <day>05</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>326</fpage>
      <lpage>330</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <license xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0">
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          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <self-uri xlink:href="https://relibrary.uz/REL-A-013369/"/>
      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>The mass media—comprising television, film, social media, advertising, and digital platforms—plays a significant role in shaping children‘s perceptions of social roles, including conceptions of fatherhood. This article explores how media influences children‘s views of fathers, drawing from social learning theory, cultivation theory, and developmental psychology. Media representations can either reinforce traditional stereotypes or provide diverse models of fatherhood, affecting children‘s understanding of gender roles, emotional expression, and family responsibilities. The study synthesizes findings from theoretical and empirical literature to identify common themes in media portrayals of fathers and analyzes the potential developmental outcomes of these portrayals for children. Findings suggest that while media often portrays fathers in stereotypical ways—either as absent, comically inept, or secondary caregivers—positive depictions of engaged, nurturing fathers are increasing. These portrayals significantly impact children‘s internalization of fathering norms and expectations. The article concludes with suggestions for media producers, educators, and parents to promote more balanced and diverse representations of fatherhood that support healthy social and emotional development in children.</p>
      </abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">
        <p>В статье анализируется роль средств массовой информации (телевидение, кино, социальные сети, реклама и цифровые платформы) в формировании представлений детей о социальных ролях, в частности об отцовстве. На основе теории социального научения, теории культивации и подходов психологии развития рассматривается, как медийные образы отцов (традиционные стереотипы, отсутствующие или маргинальные фигуры, вовлечённые и заботливые отцы) влияют на понимание детьми гендерных ролей, эмоциональной выразительности и семейной ответственности. Обзор литературы показывает, что, хотя стереотипные изображения отцов по‑прежнему распространены, позитивные и поддерживающие модели отцовства встречаются всё чаще. В заключение предложены рекомендации для медиа‑производителей, педагогов и родителей по продвижению более сбалансированных и разнообразных репрезентаций отцовства, поддерживающих здоровое социально‑эмоциональное развитие детей.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>Ushbu maqolada televideniye, kino, ijtimoiy tarmoqlar, reklama va raqamli platformalarni o‘z ichiga olgan ommaviy axborot vositalarining bolalarning ijtimoiy rollar, xususan, otalik haqidagi tasavvurlarini shakllantirishdagi roli tahlil qilinadi. Ijtimoiy o‘rganish nazariyasi, kultivatsiya nazariyasi hamda rivojlanish psixologiyasi doirasida OAVdagi otalar obrazlari (an‘anaviy stereotiplar, chetda qolgan yoki yo‘q otalar, parvarish va tarbiyada faol ishtirok etuvchi otalar) bolalarning gender rollari, hissiy ifodalilik va oilaviy mas‘uliyat haqidagi qarashlariga qanday ta‘sir ko‘rsatishi ko‘rib chiqiladi. Adabiyotlar sharhi OAVda stereotipik tasvirlar saqlanib qolayotgan bo‘lsa-da, ijobiy va g‘amxo‘r ota modeli ham tobora ko‘proq uchrayotganini ko‘rsatadi. Maqolada OAV yaratuvchilari, pedagoglar va ota-onalar uchun otalikning muvozanatli va xilma-xil tasvirlarini targ‘ib etish bo‘yicha tavsiyalar beriladi.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="en">
        <kwd>Media Influence</kwd>
        <kwd>Children‘s Perceptions</kwd>
        <kwd>Fatherhood</kwd>
        <kwd>Gender Roles</kwd>
        <kwd>Social Learning Theory</kwd>
        <kwd>Cultivation Theory</kwd>
        <kwd>Media Representations</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="ru">
        <kwd>влияние медиа</kwd>
        <kwd>представления детей</kwd>
        <kwd>отцовство</kwd>
        <kwd>гендерные роли</kwd>
        <kwd>теория социального научения</kwd>
        <kwd>теория культивации</kwd>
        <kwd>медийные репрезентации</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="uz">
        <kwd>OAV ta‘siri</kwd>
        <kwd>bolalar tasavvurlari</kwd>
        <kwd>otalik</kwd>
        <kwd>gender rollari</kwd>
        <kwd>ijtimoiy o‘rganish nazariyasi</kwd>
        <kwd>kultivatsiya nazariyasi</kwd>
        <kwd>профессор кафедры прикладной психологии</kwd>
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