What the Experts Say? (1)

Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman are inclined to believe that media violence has only adverse effects on society; that is why they have researched how media violence influences aggression. They have used "a triangulation strategy to examine effects of media violence in the media" (Anderson, Bushman). Researches have analyzed 707 families and their disposition to watching TV in the evening, the period of analysis was seventeen years. There were four types of studies: longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies, field experiments, and laboratory experiments. All mentioned above examinations gave a "positive link between media violence and aggression regardless of research method " (Andreson, Bushman). 

After conducting the research, the scientist made some assumptions about violence in the media. First, the most vulnerable to violence group is both children and adolescents, as they develop TV habits from an early age. Second, data from statistics was pretty significant; for example, the sample size was 707 (number of families), the time span was 17 years, the number of TV programmes that involved violence was 60%.  The most severe aggressive behaviors were determined as well: it was an assault and a robbery.  The last assumption was factors that could trigger aggression such as family income, neighborhood violence, parental education, etc.

Even though Anderson and Bushman did not come with a solution to the issue, they address other scientists who have also studied this topic. Their colleagues recommended two solutions: reduce exposure to violent media and change children's attitude towards media violence (Anderson, Bushman).

References: 

Anderson C.A., Bushman B.J. (2002, March 29). The effects of media violence on society. Science, vol. 295, pp. 2377-2379. doi:10.1126/science.1070765

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