Media Violence, Antisocial Behavior, and the Social Consequences of Small Effects

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10219823
AutoresRobert Rosenthal (Harvard University Press, autor de correspondencia)
Año1986
Volumen42
Número3
Páginas141-154
Fecha de publicación1986-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.1986.tb00247.x
OpenAlexW2124494806
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas31
Referencias citadas17

This paper shows in practical, quantitative, yet intuitive terms just what the social consequences are likely to be of the “small effects” typically found in research on media violence and antisocial behavior. Estimates are provided for how well we can predict (a) adult antisocial behavior from childhood antisocial behavior; (b) current antisocial behavior from current exposure to media violence; (c) subsequent antisocial behavior from earlier exposure to media violence, adjusting for earlier levels of antisocial behavior; and (d) how much we can decrease antisocial behavior by means of special intervention. Although proportions of variance accounted for appeared low, the practical consequences associated with these estimates were found to be substantial

Antisocial personality disorder · Criminal behavior · Developmental psychology · Economics · Injury prevention · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Variance (accounting · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Media Influence and Politics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology