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Short-term and Long-term Effects of Violent Media on Aggression in Children and Adults
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2006 · Vol. 160(4) · pp. 348–348
Brad J. Bushman✉(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)L. Rowell Huesmann(University of Michigan–Ann Arbor)
Abstract
The results are consistent with the theory that short-term effects are mostly due to the priming of existing well-encoded scripts, schemas, or beliefs, which adults have had more time to encode. In contrast, long-term effects require the learning (encoding) of scripts, schemas, or beliefs. Children can encode new scripts, schemas, and beliefs via observational learning with less interference and effort than adults.
Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionMedia Influence and HealthHate Speech and Cyberbullying DetectionPsychologyAggressionDevelopmental psychologyFeelingArousalPriming (agriculture)Term (time)Poison controlSocial psychologyMedical emergency
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AdultAggressionAgingChildCommunications MediaHumansInternal-External ControlTime FactorsViolenceAge Distribution
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