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
• Contract Number(s): HSM 42-70-52
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina Press
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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)