Research Article

Types of media violence and degree of acceptance in under-18s

  1. Miguel Ángel Vidal1,*,
  2. Miguel Clemente2,
  3. Pablo Espinosa3

Article first published online: 18 SEP 2003

DOI: 10.1002/ab.10037

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Aggressive Behavior

Aggressive Behavior

Volume 29, Issue 5, pages 381–392, October 2003

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Ángel Vidal, M., Clemente, M. and Espinosa, P. (2003), Types of media violence and degree of acceptance in under-18s. Aggr. Behav., 29: 381–392. doi: 10.1002/ab.10037

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  1. 1

    Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain

  2. 2

    University of La Coruña, La Coruña, Spain

  3. 3

    Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain & University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, UK

*Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud, Edificio Seminario s/n 46113 Moncada-Valencia (Spain)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 SEP 2003
  2. Article first published online: 18 SEP 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 FEB 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 27 JUL 2001

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Keywords:

  • media;
  • violence;
  • youth

Abstract

It is an established fact that almost every TV channel offers a high level of violent content. The object of this study is to check the degree of acceptance of this media violence in under-18s. We will also check what cognitive and emotional effects the viewing of different types of violence has. A sample of 203 subjects aged 13 years from Madrid, Spain, viewed a clip from different films. Before and after the film, data were collected about their opinion on violence. Three viewing conditions were established according to the degree and type of violence shown and based on Berkowitz [(1996): Desclée De Brouwer]: action without violence, socially justified violence, and socially unjustified violence. Several ANOVAs were carried out revealing that violence is better valued and more attractive after watching the film sequences than before the showing. Aggr. Behav. 29:381–392, 2003. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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