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PSYCHOLOGY: The Effects of Media Violence on Society
Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman
Evidence is steadily accumulating that prolonged exposure to violent TV programming during childhood is associated with subsequent aggression. In their Perspective, Anderson and Bushman discuss new work (Johnson et al.) that clearly demonstrates this association in adolescents and young adults, thus broadening the range of individuals affected by media violence.
The authors are in the Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3180, USA. E-mail: caa{at}iastate.edu; bushman{at}iastate.edu
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In Science Magazine
LETTERS
Peter H. Klopfer;, Shameet N. Bakshi;, Richard Hockey;, Jeffrey G. Johnson, Patricia Cohen, Elizabeth M. Smailes, Stephanie Kasen, and Judith S. Brook (5 July 2002) Science297 (5578), 49b.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.297.5578.49b] |Full Text »
REPORTS
Jeffrey G. Johnson, Patricia Cohen, Elizabeth M. Smailes, Stephanie Kasen, and Judith S. Brook (29 March 2002) Science295 (5564), 2468.
[DOI: 10.1126/science.1062929] |Abstract »|Full Text »|PDF »|Supplemental Data »
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