What the Experts Say? (2)

In the article "Does media violence lead to the real thing ?" written by Pozios V. K.,  Kambam P. R., and Bender H.E., effects of media violence on society has been discussed. They believe that "there is now consensus that exposure to media violence is linked to actual violent behavior" (Pozios, Kambam, Bender, 2018). To prove their point of view, authors refer to various studies that have been conducted on this issue: some of the research found out that there is no relationship between violence in media and real life, other analyses proved that media violence triggers the violent behavior. 

Two psychologists administered the first research: George Comstock and Haejung Paik. In the period of 33 years (from 1957 to 1990) they have conducted 217 studies of meta-analysis. G. Comstock and H. Paik make a prepossession that "the short-term effect of exposure to media violence on actual physical violence against a person was moderate to large in strength"(Pozios, Kambam, Bender, 2018). In the other study which was also conducted by G. Comstock and H. Paik, scientists took a close look at "correlation between habitual viewing of violent media and aggressive behavior at a point at a time "(Pozios, Kambam, Bender, 2018). The result has shown that there is a positive relationship between people who see violence on TV and people who were physical aggression towards others. 

The third study by C.A. Anderson and B.J. Bushman determined the fact that there is a small chance of watching violence content in the media and bringing it to real life. The last research that was published in the Journal of Pediatrics in 2013 represented the fact that "watching excessive amounts of TV as a child or adolescent was casually associated with antisocial behavior in early adulthood" (Pozios, Kambam, Bender, 2018). 

In 2005, the study that was published in Lancet discovered "the position that exposure to media violence leads to aggression, desensitization world violence, and lack of sympathy for victims of violence, particularly in children"(Pozios, Kambam, Bender, 2018). Moreover, the National  Institute of Mental Health claimed that media violence exposure risk for today's society.


Even though, four forensic psychiatrists do not give an exact answer to a question: "Does media violence lead to the real thing?", they suppose that people should choose for themselves what is violent and what is not. Also, people should find the best solution for themselves of how they should regulate media violence. 

References:

Pozios V.K., Kambam P. R., Bender H.E. (2018, October 19). Does media violence lead to the real thing? Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/opinion/sunday/does-media-violence-lead-to-the-real-thing.html