Mitigating the imitation of aggressive behaviors by changing children's attitudes about media violence.
1983; American Psychological Association; Volume: 44; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1037/0022-3514.44.5.899
ISSN1939-1315
AutoresL. Rowell Huesmann, Leonard D. Eron, Rosemary Klein, Patrick J. Brice, Paulette Fischer,
Tópico(s)Impact of Technology on Adolescents
ResumoA sample of 169 first-and third-grade children, selected because of their high exposure to television violence, was randomly divided into an experimental and a control group.Over the course of 2 years, the experimental subjects were exposed to two treatments designed to reduce the likelihood of their imitating the aggressive behaviors they observed on TV.The control group received comparable neutral treatments.By the end of the second year, the experimental subjects were rated as significantly less aggressive by their peers, and the relation between violence viewing and aggressiveness was diminished in the experimental group.
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