Psychological Processes Promoting the Relation Between Exposure to Media Violence and Aggressive Behavior by the Viewer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10219865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Rowell Huesmann (0000-0002-3653-5272, University of Illinois Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125-139 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1986.tb00246.x |
| OpenAlex | W2135869809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 161 |
| References cited | 9 |
A developmental theory is presented to account for the relation between increased exposure to media violence and increased aggressive behavior. It is argued that the effect of media violence on individual differences in aggression is primarily the result of a cumulative learning process during childhood. Aggressive scripts for behavior are acquired from observation of media violence and aggressive behavior itself stimulates the observation of media violence. In both childhood and adulthood, certain cues in the media may trigger the activation of aggressive scripts acquired in any manner and thus stimulate aggressive behavior. A number of intervening variables may either mitigate or exacerbate these reciprocal effects. If undampened, this cumulative learning process can build enduring schemas for aggressive behavior that persist into adulthood. Thus, early childhood television habits are correlated with adult criminality independently of other likely causal factors. It is concluded that interventions directed at mitigating the effects of media violence on delinquency and criminality should focus on the preadolescent years
Aggression · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Juvenile delinquency · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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