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TELEVISION VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR

NCJ Number
31021
Journal
Social Forces Volume: 54 Issue: 2 Dated: (DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 341-351
Author(s)
T F HARTNAGEL; J J TEEVAN; J J MCINTYRE
Date Published
1975
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THREE HYPOTHESES CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO TELEVISION VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR WERE TESTED, USING QUESTIONNAIRE DATA OBTAINED FROM ADOLESCENTS.
Abstract
ONLY A SLIGHT OVERALL POSITIVE CORRELATION WAS FOUND BETWEEN THESE TWO VARIABLES. IT WAS FOUND THAT THOSE ADOLESCENTS WHO PERCEIVE VIOLENCE ON THEIR FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW AND THOSE WHO PERCEIVED IT AS EFFECTIVE REPORTED MORE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR THAN ADOLESCENTS WHO DO NOT PERCEIVE THEIR FAVORITE SHOW IN THESE TERMS. FINALLY, TELEVISION VIOLENCE WAS INCLUDED WITH OTHER INDEPENDENT VARIABLES IN A PROCEDURE TO PREDICT VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. TELEVISION VIOLENCE WAS FOUND TO BE INSIGNIFICANT IN COMPARISON TO SUCH OTHER VARIABLES AS SEX AND GRADES IN SCHOOL IN PREDICTING VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)

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