Many adolescents are exposed to violent content in digital games due to their widespread use. Aggression among students is becoming more common throughout the world, including in Jordan. In light of this, the study explored how exposure to violent digital games influences students' aggression. Normative beliefs about aggression (NBAA) are also discussed based on the prediction that this variable mediates the relationships between violent digital games and aggressive behaviour (AB). A cross-sectional study design with 347 randomly selected individuals from Jordanian schools was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to examine the relationships between variables. The results showed that NBAA and digital games were directly related to AB, and NBAA partially mediated the relationships between violent digital games and AB. This study concluded that violent content in digital games increased aggression. Furthermore, insights were provided into the mechanism behind the impacts of violent digital games on adolescent aggression and suggestions were offered to mitigate aggression.

The problem of violence has become a serious impediment to societal progress. Violence among adolescents is on the rise in several nations, including Jordan. A review of current literature found that media exposure, particularly to violent movies, plays a key role in driving the prevalence of violence. This critical topic has received very little attention. Therefore, this research investigates further the consequences of violence in movies on Jordanian adolescents’ violent behaviour (VB) by focusing on the moderating effects of gender and socioeconomic status (SES). Questionnaires were distributed to 350 secondary school students in Jerash, Jordan, and PLS-SEM was used to test the relationships between the variables. The findings revealed that media exposure directly affects VB among Jordanian adolescents, and it also revealed no moderation effect of gender and SES in the relationship between media exposure and VB among Jordanian adolescents. In addition, the present study included limitations and recommendations for future studies.

Violence is one of the most common problems in societies now a days. Cases of adolescent violence are increasing in many countries, particularly Jordan. Violence has negative effects on adolescents which has become a major obstacle to the stability and progress of society. While exposure to media and family communication are one of the most important factors that contribute to the violence. Therefore, this study aims to learn more about the effect of media exposure and family communication on adolescent violent behaviour. Quantitative methodology is adopted to find out relationship among the variables, however, stratified random sampling is employed to get data from the respondents through questionnaire. Moreover, Smart PLS-SEM approach is used to examine the relationship among the variables. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between media exposure and violent behaviour, while a negative relationship found between family communication and violent behaviour. It is also found that media exposure and family communication are significant factors in promoting violent behaviour among adolescents. In addition, the paper discusses implications, limitations, and recommendations for future studies.

Floods are among Pakistan’s most common and devastating natural disasters, and they are becoming increasingly frequent and intense as a result of climate change, glacial melt, accelerated urbanisation, and weak governance. While coverage of climate change in 2025 has improved compared to 2010 and 2022 in terms of attention to climate change, it still silences local voices and long-term resilience narratives. However, much of the literature on disaster reporting in Pakistan has been descriptive, focusing on one-off events rather than situating them within wider framing theories, agenda-setting, and disaster journalism. This study employs qualitative document analysis (QDA) of a sample (n = 300) of media texts from five mainstream Pakistani media outlets (print and broadcast) published between June and August 2025. Drawing on framing theory and using a hybrid coding framework, this study examines causal attribution, impact reporting, actor representation, and narrative patterns. The results show ongoing sensationalism and political blame frames, low inclusion of community voices, and competing discourses of climate change versus nationalist explanations (especially cross-border water politics). This study contributes to global conversations about disaster communication by demonstrating the role of media in fragile governance settings to reveal and obscure the structural causes of vulnerability. Theoretically, it broadens framing and agenda-setting scholarship by showing the simultaneous functioning of dual causal narratives, scientific (climate-induced) and political (nationalistic). It also provides policy recommendations for more inclusive, accurate, and resilient disaster reporting.

الأهداف: هدفت الدراسة التعرف إلى واقع توظيف تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي في القنوات الإخبارية الأردنية، قناة "المملكة" أنموذجًا في تطوير عملها، والكشف عن التأثيرات التي أوجدتها تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي التي يمكن أن تساهم في إحداث تغيرات كبيرة في إعادة هيكلية القنوات الإخبارية الأردنية وفي تحسين جودتها. المنهجية: جُمِعَت البيانات من خلال تحليل مضمون قناة المملكة الأردنية في الفترة ما بين 1 إلى 31 ديسمبر 2023م. النتائج: أوضحت نتائج الدراسة، تصدر "خبر" الأنماط المستخدمة في الموضوعات التي اعتمدت عليها البرامج الإخبارية في قناة المملكة الأردنية، ثم تلتها تصدر "سياسية" الموضوعات الإخبارية في قناة المملكة الأردنية توظيفًا لتطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي، كما تصدرت فئة "مونتاج وتصميم المحتوى الإعلامي" مجالات استخدام تطبيقات الذكاء الاصطناعي في قناة المملكة الأردنية. الخلاصة: خلصت الدراسة، إلى ضرورة نشر ثقافة الذكاء الاصطناعي والوعي بتقنياتها وأدواتها، وكيفية التعامل معها، واستخداماتها المختلفة في إنتاج وتقديم المحتوى الإخباري، لدى العاملين في القنوات الإخبارية الأردنية، وضرورة أن تكثف القنوات الإخبارية...

Objectives: The study aims to identify the impact of television (TV) crime shows on juvenile delinquency in Jordan and to examine the role of parental mediation as a moderating factor in this relationship. Additionally, it seeks to understand how demographic characteristics such as gender and socioeconomic conditions influence juvenile delinquency. Jordan faces a severe problem related to juvenile delinquency, and a review of current literature suggests that risky behaviors engaged in by adolescents who watch crime shows on TV may lead to juvenile offending. Methods: Purposive sampling was used to collect data from 500 participants, and SPSS was employed to analyze the data and test the study hypotheses. Results: The results indicated a significant relationship between TV crime shows and juvenile delinquency, with parental mediation moderating this relationship. The study also revealed gender differences in behavior related to juvenile delinquency, while family socioeconomic conditions did not show a significant impact. Conclusions: This research highlights that much of the existing media research focuses on adolescent aggression. The findings will contribute valuable data to the growing body of research on juvenile delinquency. Additionally, the study will assist government and social agents in developing targeted strategies to reduce juvenile delinquency.