News tagged with media violence
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on numerous health issues
Jun 02, 2009 |
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With children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased, and warrants monitoring usage and ...
Study cites media violence as 'critical risk factor' for aggression
Nov 19, 2008 |
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You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence ...
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Violent TV, games pack a powerful public health threat
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 27, 2007 |
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Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special ...
Mental illness by itself does not predict future violent behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2009 |
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People with mental illness alone are no more likely than anyone else to commit acts of violence, a new study by UNC researchers concludes. But mental illness combined with substance abuse or dependence elevates the risk for ...
Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies
Aug 04, 2008 |
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In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. They f ...
This is your brain on violent media
Dec 06, 2007 |
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Violence is a frequent occurrence in television shows and movies, but can watching it make you behave differently?
Study: Violent media numb viewers to the pain of others
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others, according to a research report published in the March 2009 issue of Psychological Science.
Psychologists explore public policy and effects of media violence on children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2007 |
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Although hundreds of studies link media violence to aggression in children and adolescents, most public policy attempts to reduce children's media violence exposure in the U.S. have failed. Efforts to restrict children's ...
Substance abuse, schizophrenia and risk of violence
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine demonstrates that there is an association between schizophrenia and violence, but shows that this association is greatly increased by drug and alcohol abuse. ...
China launches crackdown on online gaming
Oct 09, 2009 |
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China has launched a campaign to crack down on online games operating illegally and featuring content deemed to be unhealthy, state media reported Friday, in the nation's latest Internet clean-up effort.
Television viewing and aggression: Some alternative perspectives
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2008 |
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The effect of media violence on behavior is not only an interesting psychological question but is also a relevant public policy and public health issue. Although many studies have been conducted examining the link between ...
Even radical Muslims rely on bearded stereotypes and BBC to understand Jihadists
Sep 11, 2009 |
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New research by the University of Warwick and Royal Holloway finds that neither the general public nor even radical leaning Muslims have any real personal knowledge or understanding of real jihadists and both ...
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