EFFECTS OF REPEATED EXPOSURE TO TELEVISED VIOLENCE UPON ATTITUDES TOWARDS VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 32184
• Journal: FCI RESEARCH REPORTS Volume: 4 Issue: 5 Dated: (1972) Pages: COMPLETE ISSUE
• Author(s): E S Menzies
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 43 pages
• Grant Number(s): 18468-02
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Florida State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER BASED ON A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION - FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Annotation

REVIEW OF THEORIES OF SUCH EFFECTS AND THE RESULTS OF A STUDY SUPPORTING THE HYPOTHESIS THAT REPEATED EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT TELEVISION CONTENT IS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTITUDE CHANGES IN FAVOR OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.

Abstract

FIFTY-FOUR MALE SUBJECTS WERE SELECTED FROM INMATES OF THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. OF THE THREE GROUPS OF SUBJECTS, ONE WAS SHOWN ONLY NON-VIOLENT TELEVISION CONTENT, AND ANOTHER GROUP WAS SHOWN ONLY VIOLENT CONTENT. BOTH OF THESE GROUPS COMPLETED THE ATTITUDE MEASURE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPERIMENTAL SESSION, AND AFTER VIEWING EACH OF THE THREE SHOWS THAT COMPRISED THEIR PARTICULAR TREATMENT. A SECOND CONTROL GROUP WAS SHOWN ONLY VIOLENT CONTENT, BUT COMPLETED THE MEASURE OF OPINION FORM ONLY AFTER HAVING SEEN ALL THREE VIOLENT PROGRAMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)