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Violent Video Games and the Supreme Court: Lessons for the Scientific Community in the Wake of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
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Ferguson, Christopher J. – American Psychologist, 2013
In June 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that video games enjoy full free speech protections and that the regulation of violent game sales to minors is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court also referred to psychological research on violent video games as "unpersuasive" and noted that such research contains many methodological flaws.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Violence, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Media Violence and the American Public: Scientific Facts versus Media Misinformation.
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Bushman, Brad J.; Anderson, Craig A. – American Psychologist, 2001
Discusses how news coverage on the connections between media violence and aggression have left the public confused, examining whether media violence mirrors real world violence and how news reports about media violence and aggression have changed over time. Highlights the entertainment industry and scientific community, discussing why they often…
Descriptors: Aggression, Mass Media Effects, Research, Violence
Prescription for Reduction of Aggression.
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Eron, Leonard D. – American Psychologist, 1980
Reviews the results of a longitudinal study on socialization and child aggression. Proposes that boys be exposed to the same training that girls have traditionally received, and that they be encouraged to develop similar socially positive, nurturant, and sensitive qualities that are antithetical to aggressive behavior. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Aggression, Children, Females, Males
Validity in Personal Trait Attribution
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Gormly, John; Edelberg, Walter – American Psychologist, 1974
Results of this study provide strong evidence for the position that social aggressiveness can accurately be considered as a personality trait; that is, peer ratings of aggressiveness describe a recognizable component of a person's behavior which is consistent across situations. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Hostility, Individual Characteristics, Personality Studies
Aggression in Childhood: Developmental Perspectives
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Hartup, Willard W. – American Psychologist, 1974
This research points the way toward a more complete functional analysis of aggression in children's social interaction. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Hostility
Parent-Child Interaction, Television Violence, and Aggression of Children.
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Eron, Leonard D. – American Psychologist, 1982
Reviews findings of two longitudinal studies on development of aggression. Observes that the process by which children learn violence from television is circular: i.e., aggressive children are unpopular and consequently spend less time with peers and more time watching television, which in turn, assures them that aggressive behavior is…
Descriptors: Aggression, Children, Literature Reviews, Parent Child Relationship
The Effects of Exposure to Violence on Young Children.
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Osofsky, Joy D. – American Psychologist, 1995
Presents an overview of available research and clinical understanding of the effects of exposure to violence on school-age and younger children. Suggestions for future research and public policy initiatives are offered. (GR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Development, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students