Effects of violent movies and trait hostility on hostile feelings and aggressive thoughts

Bibliographic Data

ID11106909
AuthorsC Arnold Anderson (0000-0001-6353-0023, University of Missouri, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume23
Issue3
Pages161-178
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAggressive Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0096-140X • E-ISSN: 1098-2337
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1997)23:3<161::aid-ab2>3.0.co;2-p
OpenAlexW2104509155
LanguageEN
Citations received51
References cited24

The General Affective Aggression Model [Anderson CA, Deuser WE, DeNeve KM (1995): Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 21:434–448; Anderson CA, Anderson KB, Deuser WE (1996): Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 22:366–376] suggests that violent movies may increase aggression by increasing hostile feelings and the accessibility of aggressive thoughts. It also suggests that trait hostility may similarly influence affect and cognition. Experiment 1 explored the effects of viewing violent movie clips on affect and cognition. Participants who viewed a violent movie clip later reported higher levels of state hostility than did those who viewed a nonviolent clip. Experiment 2 added trait hostility to the design as a potentially important individual difference variable. The state hostility results of Experiment 1 were replicated. In addition, the relative accessibility of aggressive thoughts was increased by the violent clip, but only for low irritable participants. Discussion focused on the relevance to aggressive behavior. Aggr. Behav. 23:161–178, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Affect (linguistics) · Aggression · Anger · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Hostility · Injury prevention · Personality · Poison control · Psychiatry · Trait · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Media Influence and Health · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology