ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine television and adolescent: influence of cable television (dstv) on adolescent creativity, academic performance and socialization, using Grange Schools GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State. Specifically, the study was aimed at determining the relationship between cable television (DSTV) and the academic performance of students in Grange schools GRA, Ikeja; the effect cable television on morality level and socialization among students in Grange schools GRA, Ikeja; the effect of educational programs on cable television on adolescent creativity; ways of improving socialization among adolescents using educational programs from cable television (DSTV); the roles of parents, teachers and guidance in the restriction of adolescents to violent movies or programs shown on the cable television (DSTV); the effect cable television (DSTV) on the level of truancy among adolescents; and proffer solution to the above stated problems. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 100 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that Cable television (DSTV) has significant effect on adolescent creativity; Cable television (DSTV) influences the level of socialization among adolescents; The impact of cable television (DSTV) on the academic performance of students is high. The study recommend Parents and guardians should endeavour to control or minimize the access to cable television set and frequency of television viewing by their children. This will enable them to be mindful of the level of attention their children give to the television set. More so, Parents and guidance should be active in monitoring and scrutinizing the type of channels and programmes viewed by children, especially foreign television channels and programmes.