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- Media violence poses a threat to public health inasmuch as it leads to an increase in real-world violence and aggression. Research shows that fictional television and film violence contribute to both a short-term and a long-term increase in aggression and violence in young viewers.
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In Figure 1 from Bushman and Huesmann , the effect sizes for many common threats to public health are compared with the effect that media violence has on aggression. The only effect slightly larger than the effect of media violence on aggression is that of cigarette smoking on lung cancer.
- L. Rowell Huesmann
- 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.09.005
- 2007
- 2007/12
While media effects research covers a vast range of topics—from the study of its persuasive effects in advertising to its positive impact on emotions and behaviors—of particular interest to criminologists is the relationship between violence in popular media and real-life aggression and violence.
Media violence poses a threat to public health inasmuch as it leads to an increase in real-world violence and aggression. Research shows that fictional television and film violence contribute to both a short-term and a long-term increase in aggression and violence in young viewers.
Exposure to violent media in childhood may be one modifiable influence on seriously violent behavior in adolescence and adulthood, even for those who have other risk factors. Keywords: Children, Violent media, Seriously violent behavior, Technology.
- 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.03.003
- 2022/09
Media violence poses a threat to public health inasmuch as it leads to an increase in real-world violence and aggression. Research shows that fictional television and film violence contribute to both a short-term and a long-term increase in aggression and violence in young viewers.
- L. Rowell Huesmann, Laramie D. Taylor
- 2006
Feb 25, 2005 · A public-health perspective on media violence might be defined as considering the effects of violent imagery on the child within the broader context of child welfare, families, and communities.
The link between violent media—movies, television, and video games—and aggression among children and teenagers is both well established and widely misunderstood, experts told The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Many people misunderstand the research, believes Victor Strasburger (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA).
